Residential care home · Staffordshire
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road
114 Douglas Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9BJ
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road is a residential care home in Newcastle Under Lyme, run by Staffordshire County Council. It has 13 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Good overall in January 2019, and Good in all five key questions. Across Staffordshire, 78% of the 236 rated care homes are 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.
How it compares in Staffordshire
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road is in the Good tier, alongside 130 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
The provider's other homes
Staffordshire County Council runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.