GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 7 years ago↑ Up from Req. improvementNew owner since March 2026
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
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. ?
The home changed owner in March 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Abbey Court Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 30 other homes in Staffordshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Abbey Court Care Home is a 50-bed nursing home in Leek, Staffordshire, run by Knights Care (4) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol and people with an eating disorder. Most homes in Staffordshire are smaller: the median there is 28 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Staffordshire, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Staffordshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2025. That is true of 85% of homes in Staffordshire. The home changed owner in March 2026.
