Residential care home · Staffordshire

The Old Post Office Residential Home

Newport Road, Haughton, Stafford, ST18 9JH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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?90%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • 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: 30 good, 3 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2018GoodSECRW
  • June 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Staffordshire

The Old Post Office Residential Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 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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  • The Manor House Nursing Home
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  • Beechcroft House Residential Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Staffordshire Specialist Care Centre
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    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Brookside Residential Home
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What the data says about The Old Post Office Residential Home

Run by Keys Accomplish OPO Limited, The Old Post Office Residential Home is a residential care home in Stafford, Staffordshire with 7 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Staffordshire, where the median is 28 beds.

The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2026. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Staffordshire, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC scored 33 standards: 3 exceptional and the rest good.

None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in June 2022. 85% of homes in Staffordshire score the top mark of 5. Across Staffordshire, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.