Residential care home · Staffordshire
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road
114 Douglas Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9BJ
How it compares in Staffordshire
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road is in the Good tier ?, with 133 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%)
Care homes nearby
Other homes run by Staffordshire County Council
3 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.
Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road in brief
Staffordshire County Council runs Willow Brook Respite at Douglas Road, a residential care home in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire with room for 8 residents. 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. That is smaller than most homes in Staffordshire, where the typical home has 28 beds.
Across Staffordshire, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Staffordshire County Council runs 3 care homes, and 2 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
In January 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Staffordshire, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).