SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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
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. ?
The Limes is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Stoke-on-Trent.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Limes Fenton Ltd runs The Limes, a nursing home in Stoke On Trent, Stoke-on-Trent with room for 55 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Stoke-on-Trent are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
Across Stoke-on-Trent, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 97% of homes in Stoke-on-Trent also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Choices Housing Association Limited - 1 William Street (Outstanding), 0.4 km away.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in October 2021. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Its rating before that, in April 2020, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 56% of homes in Stoke-on-Trent. Here is how rating age varies by council.
