Riverside Care Home is a residential care home in Barnsley in Barnsley, run by WCG Riverside Care Home Limited. It is registered for up to 50 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Its latest CQC rating, published April 2026, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for safe. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Barnsley are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Good
Published 2 April 2026
Rated 5 months ago
- SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
- EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
- CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
- ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
- Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Barnsley
Riverside Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 2 other homes in Barnsley.
Of the 67 rated care homes here, 82% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 5 (7%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (7%)
- Good 42 (59%)
- Good, with an area to improve 3 (4%)
- Requires improvement 11 (15%)
- Inadequate 1 (1%)
- Not yet rated 4 (6%)
Half of Barnsley's ratings are more than 3.3 years old. How tiers work
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