Home care agency · Stoke On Trent

Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 19 January 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
52 Arbour Street, Talke Pits, Stoke On Trent, ST7 1QW
Run by
Kidsgrove Care Solutions CIC (2 services)
Type of provider
Not-for-profit
Service
Residential care home, Home care agency
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
August 2015 (11 years)
Registered manager
Vanessa Clare Williams-Lukins
Company check
Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09023681)
Last CQC check
30 Apr 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2106710184

About Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street

Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street in Stoke On Trent is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Kidsgrove Care Solutions CIC. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 43 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Kidsgrove; 24 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeGood79 of 99 in Staffordshire
  • EffectiveGood88 of 99 in Staffordshire
  • CaringGood92 of 99 in Staffordshire
  • ResponsiveGood90 of 99 in Staffordshire
  • Well-ledGood67 of 99 in Staffordshire

As rated by CQC, published 19 January 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Staffordshire share it.

What the ratings tell you

Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 66 of the 98 other agencies in Staffordshire that CQC has rated.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • At the time of our visit no-one was using the service but one person was due to arrive at the service later the same day, for a short break.
  • We found the following examples of good practice. ● The short breaks service had recently reopened in April 2021 following a period of closure during the pandemic.
  • This included information about regular hand washing for at least 20 seconds and more about COVID-19 symptoms and transmission.
  • This ensured people had the information they needed in a format they could understand. ● A relatives questionnaire was sent to families to ensure families felt informed about how the service was operating during the pandemic and to ensure they felt informed and involved.

Inspected 21 April 2021; report published 30 April 2021. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Registered specialisms

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Rating history

  1. May 2017 Requires improvement
  2. Jan 2019 Good
  3. Apr 2021 Inspected but not rated
  4. Today Rating 7 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Map and area details

Ward
Talke & Butt Lane
Parliamentary constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North
NHS integrated care board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% most deprived areas in England

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

Choice nearby

There are 13 other agencies within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Silver Tree Home Support Community Interest Company, 1.2 miles away.

12 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Talke & Butt Lane ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.

Ownership and company checks

Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street is run by Kidsgrove Care Solutions Cic (company 09023681), incorporated in 2014, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Kidsgrove Care Solutions CIC runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.

All 3 are in Staffordshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.

With savings below £23,250, Staffordshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Track record

CQC registration dates from August 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.

No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 30 April 2021.

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How Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street compares

  • Rated Good. Across Staffordshire, 79% of the 97 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 9% of agency ratings in Staffordshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 83% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Staffordshire lists 6.

Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Staffordshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street

How recent is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 19 January 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street registered for dementia care?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
Is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street a registered provider?
Yes. Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-2106710184) and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
Where is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street?
The agency works from 52 Arbour Street, Talke Pits, Stoke On Trent, ST7 1QW; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
Is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
What are Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street's fees?
No fee list from Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Who runs Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street?
The registered provider is Kidsgrove Care Solutions CIC, according to CQC.
What services is Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street registered for?
Registration for Kidsgrove Care Solutions - Arbour Street covers: residential homes, homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.

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