Meadow House Residential
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
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Good to know
- Registered beds24
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
- Last inspected2019-12-04
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
What strikes families most is how residents are treated here. There's a consistent thread through their experiences of staff who see the person, not just the care needs. Families talk about the warmth and professionalism they encounter, particularly appreciating how their loved ones maintain their dignity through every stage of care.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth70
- Compassion & dignity70
- Cleanliness68
- Activities & engagement60
- Food quality58
- Healthcare65
- Management & leadership72
- Resident happiness68
What inspectors found
Inspected 2019-12-04
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The home was rated Good for Effective at the November 2020 inspection. This domain covers training, care planning, healthcare access, nutrition, and how well staff understand the needs of people with dementia. No specific detail about training content, GP access frequency, or care plan processes is available in the published report summary. The home is registered as a dementia specialist service and the Good rating indicates minimum standards were met across these areas.Is this home caring?
The home was rated Good for Caring at the November 2020 inspection. This domain covers staff warmth, dignity and respect, privacy, and independence. No direct quotes from residents or relatives are available in the published report summary, and no specific inspector observations of staff interactions are recorded. The Good rating indicates that inspectors were satisfied that standards of compassionate and dignified care were being met.Is the home responsive?
The home was rated Good for Responsive at the November 2020 inspection. This domain covers activities and engagement, responsiveness to individual needs, complaints handling, and end-of-life care. No specific description of the activity programme, examples of tailored individual engagement, or information about end-of-life planning is available in the published report summary. The home's 24-bed size means activity provision will be smaller in scale than in larger homes.Is the home well-led?
The home was rated Good for Well-led at the November 2020 inspection and was previously rated Requires Improvement, making this one of the clearest positive signals in the report. The home is led by two registered individuals — Mr Suresh Kumar Sudera and Mrs Alina-Gina Wake. A July 2023 monitoring review found no evidence to change the Good rating, suggesting the improvement has been sustained. No specific detail about management practices, governance systems, or staff culture is available in the published report text.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
Meadow House provides residential care for adults over 65, with particular experience supporting people with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments. For residents living with dementia, the home's approach centres on maintaining dignity and connection. Staff show particular skill in adapting their communication and care to each person's changing needs, keeping families closely involved throughout the journey. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Meadow House has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five inspection domains, which is a meaningful and positive step. However, because the inspection report available to us contains limited specific observational detail, quotes, or data points, most themes score in the 'present but generic' band — meaning the home has demonstrated compliance, but families will need to probe further on visits to confirm quality in practice.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
What strikes families most is how residents are treated here. There's a consistent thread through their experiences of staff who see the person, not just the care needs. Families talk about the warmth and professionalism they encounter, particularly appreciating how their loved ones maintain their dignity through every stage of care.
What inspectors have recorded
Communication stands out as a real strength here. Families describe never having to chase for updates — staff proactively keep them informed about appointments, health changes, and daily wellbeing. The management team stays visible and involved in day-to-day care, handling everything from healthcare liaison to practical needs without families needing to step in.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the true measure of a care home reveals itself in the hardest moments — and families here speak with particular gratitude about the sensitive, supportive care provided right through to end of life.
Worth a visit
Meadow House Residential Home in Portsmouth is a small 24-bed home registered for older adults, dementia, mental health, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. The most recent full inspection, carried out in November 2020 and published December 2020, found the home to be Good in all five domains — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. Crucially, this represents an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, which indicates that the management team identified problems and addressed them. A further monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence to change that rating. That is a positive picture. The main limitation of this report is that the publicly available inspection text contains very little specific observational detail — no direct quotes from residents or relatives, no specific examples of staff interactions, and no data on staffing ratios, activity programmes, or food quality. For a small 24-bed home caring for people with dementia, the things that matter most are often invisible in a summary rating. On your visit, ask specifically: how many permanent members of staff are on duty overnight, what does a typical day look like for a resident who cannot join group activities, and when did the manager last review your parent's care plan with the family? These questions will tell you more than any rating alone.
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In Their Own Words
How Meadow House Residential describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where dignity and kindness shape every day of care
Meadow House Residential Home – Expert Care in Portsmouth
When families describe their experience at Meadow House Residential Home in Portsmouth, they talk about something deeper than just good care. They describe staff who genuinely understand what matters — keeping families connected, treating residents with real respect, and creating a place where people feel valued rather than managed.
Who they care for
Meadow House provides residential care for adults over 65, with particular experience supporting people with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.
For residents living with dementia, the home's approach centres on maintaining dignity and connection. Staff show particular skill in adapting their communication and care to each person's changing needs, keeping families closely involved throughout the journey.
“Sometimes the true measure of a care home reveals itself in the hardest moments — and families here speak with particular gratitude about the sensitive, supportive care provided right through to end of life.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Meadow House has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five inspection domains, which is a meaningful and positive step. However, because the inspection report available to us contains limited specific observational detail, quotes, or data points, most themes score in the 'present but generic' band — meaning the home has demonstrated compliance, but families will need to probe further on visits to confirm quality in practice.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
What strikes families most is how residents are treated here. There's a consistent thread through their experiences of staff who see the person, not just the care needs. Families talk about the warmth and professionalism they encounter, particularly appreciating how their loved ones maintain their dignity through every stage of care.
What inspectors have recorded
Communication stands out as a real strength here. Families describe never having to chase for updates — staff proactively keep them informed about appointments, health changes, and daily wellbeing. The management team stays visible and involved in day-to-day care, handling everything from healthcare liaison to practical needs without families needing to step in.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the true measure of a care home reveals itself in the hardest moments — and families here speak with particular gratitude about the sensitive, supportive care provided right through to end of life.
Worth a visit
Meadow House Residential Home in Portsmouth is a small 24-bed home registered for older adults, dementia, mental health, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. The most recent full inspection, carried out in November 2020 and published December 2020, found the home to be Good in all five domains — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. Crucially, this represents an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, which indicates that the management team identified problems and addressed them. A further monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence to change that rating. That is a positive picture. The main limitation of this report is that the publicly available inspection text contains very little specific observational detail — no direct quotes from residents or relatives, no specific examples of staff interactions, and no data on staffing ratios, activity programmes, or food quality. For a small 24-bed home caring for people with dementia, the things that matter most are often invisible in a summary rating. On your visit, ask specifically: how many permanent members of staff are on duty overnight, what does a typical day look like for a resident who cannot join group activities, and when did the manager last review your parent's care plan with the family? These questions will tell you more than any rating alone.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Meadow House Residential measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Meadow House Residential describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where dignity and kindness shape every day of care
Meadow House Residential Home – Expert Care in Portsmouth
When families describe their experience at Meadow House Residential Home in Portsmouth, they talk about something deeper than just good care. They describe staff who genuinely understand what matters — keeping families connected, treating residents with real respect, and creating a place where people feel valued rather than managed.
Who they care for
Meadow House provides residential care for adults over 65, with particular experience supporting people with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.
For residents living with dementia, the home's approach centres on maintaining dignity and connection. Staff show particular skill in adapting their communication and care to each person's changing needs, keeping families closely involved throughout the journey.
Management & ethos
Communication stands out as a real strength here. Families describe never having to chase for updates — staff proactively keep them informed about appointments, health changes, and daily wellbeing. The management team stays visible and involved in day-to-day care, handling everything from healthcare liaison to practical needs without families needing to step in.
The home & environment
The kitchen at Meadow House takes a refreshingly personal approach to mealtimes. Rather than rigid menus, they work with individual preferences and dietary patterns — families have noticed their loved ones enjoying food again and maintaining good nutrition. The home itself is kept clean and tidy, with standards that families compare to a well-maintained domestic setting.
“Sometimes the true measure of a care home reveals itself in the hardest moments — and families here speak with particular gratitude about the sensitive, supportive care provided right through to end of life.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
