Essential Health Limited

Home care agency in Stoke-on-trent

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressPennant House, Salem Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5PR

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About

Essential Health Limited is a home care agency that provides personalised care and support in people's own homes across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Its services are flexible and can be arranged around the level of help each person needs to stay independent. The management team has more than 30 years of combined experience in the home care sector.

The agency focuses on dementia care and supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and learning disabilities. Its office is in Stoke-on-Trent. The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Good overall in its 2019 report, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 1 April 2019 · Last inspected 20 March 2019

Inspectors found that people received a consistently good, safe and effective service from this domiciliary agency, which mainly supports older people in their own homes. Staff were described as kind and knowledgeable about the people they support, and care plans were built with people, relatives and care managers. The service was rated Good overall, the same as at its previous inspection.

Strengths noted
  • Staff were kind, caring and knew people's personalities, health and social care needs well
  • People and their families were involved in assessing and planning care before it started
  • Risks were assessed and reduced in the least restrictive way, and staff had protective equipment and infection control training
  • Each person had a consistent, safely recruited and trained team of staff, and staff felt supported by the registered manager

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.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery0.7 miles
Hospital1.4 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysAmple

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Essential Health Limited will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Essential Health Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is NORFOLK STREET SURGERY, 0.7 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Stoke University Hospital · 1.4 mi
Nearest GP
NORFOLK STREET SURGERY · 0.7 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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