Howbury House Resource Centre
Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, WR14 2LU · Worcestershire · West Midlands
32 beds · operated by Worcestershire County Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 2 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement26 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement26 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement26 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 26 Nov 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 6 of Worcestershire County Council's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Nov 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 8 Nov 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 8 Nov 2019 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Nov 2022 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Nov 2022 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Worcestershire County Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Exmoor Drive | Good12 Mar 2026 | Worcestershire |
| Pershore Short Term Breaks | Good11 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| Reablement Service | Good19 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| Shared Lives | Requires improvement9 Jan 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| The Woodlands | Not yet rated | Worcestershire |
| Worth Crescent | Good2 Dec 2023 | Worcestershire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 24 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 32
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-147763036
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.