SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
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 home changed owner in January 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Woodlands NH is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 17 other homes in Cheshire East.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Woodlands NH is an independent 80-bed nursing home in Stockport, Cheshire East, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Cheshire East, where the typical home has 44 beds.
Woodlands NH Ltd has run the home since January 2026, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 95% of homes in Cheshire East also score 5. 17 other homes in Cheshire East share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
CQC last rated the home in September 2018, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For effective, the rating was Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from April 2015. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 46% of homes in Cheshire East. Here is how rating age varies by council.
