Residential care home · Staffordshire

Florence House

Porthill Bank, Porthill, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 0AE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 May 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Staffordshire

Florence House 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%).

  • Outstanding 8 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (5%)
  • Good 134 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 31 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 50 (19%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (11%)

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Florence House at a glance

An independent residential care home in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, Florence House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 38 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2022. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in March 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 30 other homes in Staffordshire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 85% of homes in Staffordshire.