City and County Healthcare Group

Human Support Group - Smithy Croft

Home care agency in Cheadle, Stockport

Operated by City and County Healthcare Group

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address107 Finney Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3PT

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About

Human Support Group - Smithy Croft is a home care agency providing domiciliary care and support to people in their own homes. Based in Cheadle, Stockport, the service supports older people, younger adults, those with physical disabilities and mental health needs, and people living with dementia. It offers home care tailored to individual requirements across these client groups.

The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in its 2021 inspection, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. Human Support Group - Smithy Croft is part of City and County Healthcare Group, one of the UK's largest care providers.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 19 October 2021 · Last inspected 11 October 2021

Inspectors found that the Smithy Croft extra care service, which supports 17 people living in their own flats, provides personal care that is respectful and centred on people's own involvement. Medicines are handled safely with regular checks, and care plans and risk assessments are in place and followed. Staffing levels were found to meet people's daily needs, and managers were described as understanding people's needs well.

Strengths noted
  • People said they were treated with respect and had chances to take part in planning their care and to speak up.
  • Medicines are managed safely, with regular checks to confirm they are handled appropriately.
  • Care plans and risk assessments are in place, and people receive care in line with them.
  • Audits are carried out regularly to keep the quality of care at a good level.

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
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital3.0 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysAdequate

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

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Local health safety net

Human Support Group - Smithy Croft is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 3 miles away. The local GP practice is HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Wythenshawe Hospital · 3 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2 · 0.1 mi

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

Part of City and County Healthcare Group

Human Support Group - Smithy Croft is one of 150 services run by City and County Healthcare Group on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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