Residential care home · Cheshire West and Chester

The Laurels Residential Care Home

Walnut Drive, Winsford, CW7 3HH

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago
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The Laurels Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Winsford in Cheshire West and Chester, run by Croftwood Care UK Limited (part of Minster Care Group). It is registered for up to 40 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

Its latest CQC rating, published June 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 74% of care homes in Cheshire West and Chester are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 23 June 2026 Rated 2 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?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

The Laurels Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 16 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester. Of the 74 rated care homes here, 74% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (7%)
  • Good 39 (48%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (21%)
  • Inadequate 2 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (9%)

Half of Cheshire West and Chester's ratings are more than 4.4 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Croftwood Care UK Limited runs 19 care homes registered with CQC: 18 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Ancliffe Residential Care Home
    Wigan · WN3 6QA · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Croftwood
    Runcorn, Halton · WA7 5YP · Residential care home · 47 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Garswood House Residential Care Home
    Wigan · WN4 9TZ · Nursing home · 53 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Gleavewood Residential Care Home
    Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester · CW8 3NT · Residential care home · 32 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Golborne House Residential Care Home
    Warrington, Wigan · WA3 3JL · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Greenacres Residential Care Home
    Wigan · WN6 0TS · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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