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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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 September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
Appleton Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 3 other homes in Stockport.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by HC-One No.5 Limited, Appleton Lodge is a residential care home in Stockport with 30 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. HC-One No.5 Limited runs 62 care homes, and 49 of the 60 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Stockport, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). HC-One No.5 Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in November 2018. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 31% of homes in Stockport. Here is how rating age varies by council.
