Nursing home · Staffordshire

Kirk House Care Home

34 Balance Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 8JE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 September 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • 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
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • January 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW
  • July 2015InadequateSECRW
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  • April 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Staffordshire

Kirk House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 133 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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Kirk House Care Home at a glance

Run by Uttoxeter and District Old People's Housing Society Limited, Kirk House Care Home is a nursing home in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire with 35 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2024. That matches its previous rating, from February 2020. Ratings in Staffordshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.

In Staffordshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from April 2026. 85% of homes in Staffordshire score the top mark of 5. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.