The Woodlands
The Woodlands is a care home in Newcastle Under Lyme, run by Elysium Healthcare (Acorn Care) Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in September 2019 (last checked 25 May 2021). It has 6 beds. It is registered to support people with a learning disability or autism and younger adults.
- Care home without nursing
20 Woodlands Avenue, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 8AZ
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 25 May 2021.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 7 years ago (7 September 2019)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (7 September 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 7 years ago (7 September 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (7 September 2019)Is it well-led?
Requires improvementrated 7 years ago (7 September 2019)
Not sure what the ratings mean? Read how CQC ratings work.
Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from September 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Well-led” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Well-led: Requires improvement
CQC checks how well the service is run. It looks at the managers and leaders, the culture, how the service checks and improves its own quality, and whether staff feel able to speak up.
Questions you could ask
- Who is the registered manager, and how can families contact them?
- How do you check the quality of care yourselves?
- How can staff raise worries, and how are they supported when they do?
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disability or autism, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 6
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 20 March 2011
- Local council area
- Staffordshire
Who runs it
- Provider
- Elysium Healthcare (Acorn Care) Limited
- Brand
- BRAND Elysium Healthcare
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation