Care home · Sandbach
Park House Care Home
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- Congleton Road, Sandbach, CW11 4SP
- Run by
- Edward Dale and Charlotte Ellison
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 29 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Ellison Edward Dale
- Last CQC check
- 18 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-118558638
Introducing Park House Care Home
Park House Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Sandbach, run by Edward Dale and Charlotte Ellison. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2018). It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sandbach; 1 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate Park House Care Home at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Cheshire East Council for a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Royal Eaton Care Home, 0.8 miles away.
20 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sandbach Town ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (2 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 67 of the 95 other care homes in Cheshire East that CQC has rated.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe64 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Effective80 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Caring87 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Responsive82 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Well-led68 of 96 in Cheshire East
CQC key question ratings, published 26 July 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cheshire East share it.
How long it has been running
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 18 March 2021.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2015
- Jul 2018
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 18 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 26 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 9 June 2015
- Inspection report 25 September 2013
- Inspection report 5 June 2013
- Inspection report 29 June 2012
Area and map
- Ward
- Sandbach Town
- Council
- Cheshire East Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Congleton
- Integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CW11 (6)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Stride Clinic, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Asda Express, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Park 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St John the Evangelist, 920 m (12 min walk)
- Library Sandbach Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Accommodation is provided across two separate floors.
- People told us that they felt safe and well cared for and made positive comments about the way they had been cared for throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Relatives of people who lived at the home told us how they had been supported and kept informed throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
- They told us that managers and staff had helped them maintain contact with their relatives via, Zoom meetings, Video calls and telephone calls.
Inspected 25 February 2021; report published 18 March 2021; supporting 16 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Park House Care Home is the only service its provider, Edward Dale and Charlotte Ellison, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Park House Care Home yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Park House Care Home questions answered
- Is Park House Care Home a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Park House Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-118558638 and was rated Good overall in July 2018.
- Where is Park House Care Home?
- It is at Congleton Road, Sandbach, CW11 4SP.
- What type of care does Park House Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Park House Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When was Park House Care Home last inspected?
- 26 July 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Park House Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Who is the registered provider for Park House Care Home?
- The registered provider is Edward Dale and Charlotte Ellison, according to CQC.
- How big is Park House Care Home?
- CQC capacity for Park House Care Home: 29 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Is Park House Care Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Park House Care Home cost?
- We don't have published prices from Park House Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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