SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?62%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?62%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Lifeways Orchard Care Limited runs 202 Weston Road, a residential care home in Stoke-on-Trent with room for 4 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Stoke-on-Trent has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from January 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Inadequate in April 2024. That is more recent than most ratings in Stoke-on-Trent, where the typical rating is about 6 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (significant shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 2 homes run by Lifeways Orchard Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2023. That is true of 97% of homes in Stoke-on-Trent. In Stoke-on-Trent, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
