SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 23 good, 10 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Telford Court Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 49 other homes in Cheshire East.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Inspired Life Care Limited, Telford Court Nursing Home is a nursing home in Crewe, Cheshire East with 85 registered 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 typical home in Cheshire East has 44 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Cheshire East, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2026. 95% of homes in Cheshire East also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2025. Its rating before that, in October 2020, was the same. Ratings in Cheshire East are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 10 fell below good. The lowest was “responding to people's immediate needs” (some shortfalls).
