Beech Dene Residential Care Home
Care home in Leek, Staffordshire
Operated by Whitelodge Alveley
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Beech Dene Residential Care Home is a 35-bed care home in Leek, Staffordshire, providing residential care with nursing support available 24 hours a day. The home is registered to deliver nursing and personal care to its residents.
The Care Quality Commission rated Beech Dene as Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 inspection. The home was rated Good for Responsiveness, and Requires Improvement for Safety, Effectiveness, Caring and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 8 February 2023 · Last inspected 1 December 2022
Inspectors describe Beech Dene Residential Care Home as a 32-bed service, and report that staff were seen as caring and respectful, knew people well, and were trained to recognise and report abuse. People, relatives and staff spoke positively about the management team, and the registered manager responded to feedback by acting quickly on some environmental risks. The report also finds that several aspects of the service need to improve, and the overall rating is requires improvement.
- People and relatives described staff as caring and respectful, and staff were noted to know people and their needs well.
- There were enough staff, and training was up to date, including on recognising and reporting abuse.
- People, relatives and staff were positive about the management team.
- The registered manager responded to inspection feedback and took some immediate action on environmental risks.
- The environment was not always safe, with checks missing risks such as window restrictors and openings in radiator covers.
- Medicines were not always managed safely, and some care plans were not updated in a timely way or did not cover all health risks.
- People's choice, dignity, privacy and consent were not always fully respected, and governance of the service needed to improve.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
150 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Staffordshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £898 |
| 2025 | £941 |
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Local health safety net
Beech Dene Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 10.1 miles away. The local GP practice is PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.8 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Leek
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Moorlands Voluntary and Community Transport
We provide voluntary and community transport to those in need across the Staffordshire Moorlands. We use volunteer drivers who use their own cars to take people to primarily health related…
Part of Whitelodge Alveley
Beech Dene Residential Care Home is one of 6 homes run by Whitelodge Alveley on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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