Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
Brookside Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 49 other homes in Staffordshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Brookside Residential Home is a 29-bed residential care home in Stafford, Staffordshire, run by Vitality Care Homes (Brookside) Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5. Across Staffordshire, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. About 0.9 km away, Crispin Court Care Home is rated Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in February 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in November 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Staffordshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
