Residential care home · Staffordshire

The Woodlands

20 Woodlands Avenue, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 8AZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
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The Woodlands is a residential care home in Newcastle Under Lyme in Staffordshire, run by Elysium Healthcare (Acorn Care) Limited. It has 6 registered beds and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published September 2019, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. For comparison, 78% of care homes in Staffordshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 September 2019 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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

Older rating. Published 7 September 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Staffordshire

The Woodlands is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 30 other homes in Staffordshire. Of the 236 rated care homes here, 78% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 8 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (5%)
  • Good 131 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 31 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 51 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 32 (12%)

Half of Staffordshire's ratings are more than 5.5 years old. How tiers work

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