SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 6 below good
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
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?61%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 14 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. ?
Applecroft Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 21 other homes in Cheshire East.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
B & L Property Investments Limited runs Applecroft Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Congleton, Cheshire East with room for 23 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults. That is smaller than most homes in Cheshire East, where the typical home has 44 beds.
Across Cheshire East, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. 95% of homes in Cheshire East also score 5. Bradwell Court Residential Care Home, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2026, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in January 2020. The typical rating in Cheshire East is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 14 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “governance, management and sustainability”.
