Residential care home · Stockport

Oakwood Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service

Radford Close, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5DL

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 29 July 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2019GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Stockport

Oakwood Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 16 other homes in Stockport. 73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (6%)
  • Good 35 (53%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (26%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Lisburne Court
    Stockport · SK2 5LU · Residential care home · 48 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Elmhurst House
    Stockport · SK2 6BN · Residential care home · 6 beds1.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Lynmere Nursing Home
    Stockport · SK2 7AN · Nursing home · 24 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Bruce Lodge
    Stockport · SK1 4AU · Residential care home · 66 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Berrycroft Manor
    Stockport · SK6 3AU · Residential care home · 78 beds2.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago
  • Silverdale
    Stockport · SK6 2LF · Residential care home · 47 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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Other homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability

34 care homes in total: 19 Good, 15 Requires improvement.

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About Oakwood Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service

Oakwood Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service is a 13-bed residential care home in Stockport, run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Stockport has 36 beds, so this one is on the small side.

It is one of 34 homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Lisburne Court, 0.6 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 16 other homes in Stockport share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2024. 96% of homes in Stockport also score 5.

CQC last rated the home in July 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in March 2019, it was rated Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Stockport, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 19 fell below good. The lowest was “how staff, teams and services work together” (some shortfalls).