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?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 June 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Astbury Lodge Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 37 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Astbury Lodge Residential Care Home is one of 82 care homes in Cheshire West and Chester: a 40-bed residential care home in Ellesmere Port, run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited has run the home since June 2025, when it changed owner. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from May 2026. In Cheshire West and Chester, 89% of homes score 5. Across Cheshire West and Chester, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited runs 9 care homes, and 8 of the 9 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In January 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 40% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester. Here is how rating age varies by council.
