Care home · Stoke-on-Trent
216 Lightwood Road
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- Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4JZ
- Run by
- Lifeways Orchard Care Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Lifeways Community Care
- Registered manager
- Anna Louisa Jones
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04084923)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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216 Lightwood Road at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, 216 Lightwood Road is based in Stoke-on-Trent, run by Lifeways Orchard Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 42 CQC-registered care homes in and around Stoke-on-Trent; 36 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 1 February 2022.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe61 of 76 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Effective66 of 76 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Caring69 of 76 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Responsive68 of 76 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Well-led54 of 76 in Stoke-on-Trent
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 10 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Stoke-on-Trent share it.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Eastgate Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
23 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Dresden & Florence ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (4 min), a park (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading 216 Lightwood Road's CQC ratings
216 Lightwood Road 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 53 of the 75 other care homes in Stoke-on-Trent that CQC has rated.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate 216 Lightwood Road at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Stoke-on-Trent Council for a free care needs assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2015
- Apr 2016
- Nov 2017
- Jan 2019
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 1 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 3 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 8 April 2016
- CQC inspection report 3 December 2015
- Inspection report 16 September 2014
Finding it
- Ward
- Dresden & Florence
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- 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 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ST3 (20)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 180 m (2 min walk)
- Railway station Longton, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- GP surgery Belgrave Medical Centre, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Millers Pharmacy, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Budgens, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Florence Greenway, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Café Aynsley Tea Room, 920 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship Bethel Church, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Library Longton Library, 450 m (6 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Inspection findings in brief
- Systems were in place so the service could receive visitors safely, in line with government guidance.
- Visiting plans were in place to ensure people had their social contact needs met.
- Infection prevention and control audits were completed, and cleaning schedules were in place to ensure the service was clean and hygienic.
- The registered manager followed the most recent government guidance on testing both staff and people using the service.
Inspected 25 January 2022; report published 1 February 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
The registered provider
216 Lightwood Road is run by Lifeways Orchard Care Limited (company 04084923), incorporated in 2000, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Lifeways Orchard Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Stoke-on-Trent, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
It trades under the Lifeways Community Care brand, which covers 86 services run by 19 registered providers.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed 216 Lightwood Road on The Care Panel so far.
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216 Lightwood Road against its area
- Rated Good. Across Stoke-on-Trent, 80% of the 76 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 14% of care home ratings in Stoke-on-Trent.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 74% of care homes in Stoke-on-Trent, where the typical home has 23.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 55% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Stoke-on-Trent lists 4.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Stoke-on-Trent; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about 216 Lightwood Road
- How many beds does 216 Lightwood Road have?
- 216 Lightwood Road is registered for up to 7 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who runs 216 Lightwood Road?
- 216 Lightwood Road is run by Lifeways Orchard Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What are 216 Lightwood Road's fees?
- 216 Lightwood Road hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is 216 Lightwood Road rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What services is 216 Lightwood Road registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask 216 Lightwood Road how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is 216 Lightwood Road's address?
- It is at Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4JZ.
- Is 216 Lightwood Road regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records 216 Lightwood Road as a care home, location ID 1-156878223 and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- Can 216 Lightwood Road care for someone with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When was 216 Lightwood Road last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 10 January 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
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