Nursing Homes in Leek
Leek has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good. All 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Choosing a Nursing Home in Leek and What to Look For
One rating shared, three different homes
Three homes with the same rating puts the weight on what you see and hear in person. Treetops Court Care Home, Ernvale House Care Centre and Abbey Court Care Home all hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, so read each report for what inspectors singled out, whether that is clinical leadership, the handling of medicines, activities or the way families are kept involved. Check the date of each inspection, because a judgement can be a few years old and senior staff change. Where a report notes something inspectors asked a provider to strengthen, raise it with the manager and weigh the answer carefully.
The checks that matter in nursing care
A registered nursing home must have a qualified nurse on duty at all hours, so ask how many nurses and carers cover each shift, how vacancies and sickness are filled and how much agency cover the home uses. Ask how pressure care, continence support, swallowing difficulties and medication reviews are handled, and how quickly a general practitioner or district nurse attends when someone becomes unwell. If end of life care may be needed, ask what the home can provide and who supports its staff. Visit twice if you can, once by arrangement and once at a quieter hour, and watch how people needing help to eat are supported.
Arranging the Assessment and Settling the Funding
Starting the assessment
A nursing placement normally rests on an assessment of need followed by a financial assessment. The first is free, open to anyone who asks, and records the help required with mobility, medication, nursing tasks and the daily routine. Ask Staffordshire County Council Adult Social Care to carry it out and to arrange the financial assessment alongside it, since homes will want to read the outcome before offering a bed. Where the move follows a hospital admission, ask for the discharge team to be involved from the start, because those timescales are far shorter.
Fees and what sits outside them
Nursing fees are quoted weekly and run above residential fees, because they pay for qualified nursing hours as well as the room, meals, laundry and personal care. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute up to the rate it will meet, with the resident paying from income such as pensions. Where registered nursing is confirmed as necessary, the health service pays a contribution towards the nursing element directly to the home. Ask for the fee in writing, with the policy on annual reviews, hospital stays and extras such as hairdressing and chiropody.
3 nursing homes in Leek
- Treetops Court Care Home · Leek, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Ernvale House Care Centre · Leek, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Abbey Court Care Home · Leek, Staffordshire · CQC Good
What care costs in West Midlands, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 30 West Midlands homes. Median £1,398. | Varies by council | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 West Midlands homes. Median £1,646. | Varies by council | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 23 West Midlands homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few West Midlands homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Abbey Court Care Home, 31 July 2019, Good
- Treetops Court Care Home, 30 May 2019, Good
- Ernvale House Care Centre, 27 July 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Ernvale House Care Centre, 27 July 2018, Good
- Treetops Court Care Home, 30 May 2019, Good
- Abbey Court Care Home, 31 July 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Leek
How many nursing homes are there in Leek?
Leek has 3 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
Which nursing homes in Leek were inspected most recently?
Abbey Court Care Home (31 July 2019), Treetops Court Care Home (30 May 2019) and Ernvale House Care Centre (27 July 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.