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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Lakeview Care Home is one of 268 care homes in Staffordshire: a 151-bed nursing home in Nr Walsall, run by Alpha Health Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Staffordshire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5. Across Staffordshire, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 2 homes run by Alpha Health Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from April 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in November 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 51% of ratings in Staffordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
