Stable Steps Care Centre
- Care home
- 50 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2021
- Central Stockport, Stockport, North West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Requires improvement at every inspection since 2022.
11 months
since the latest rating was published.
15 of 56
rated care homes in Stockport are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Stable Steps Care Centre: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in November 2025.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Adswood Lodge (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Bamford Close (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Adswood Lodge Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Bamford Close Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Richard House Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Davenport Manor Residential Home Limited Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI Bamford Grange Care Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 10 November 2025 (assessment visit 2 June 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
The inspection began on 30 June and concluded on 16 July 2025. Stable Steps Care Centre is a care home providing personal and nursing care to up to 50 people. The service provides support to older and younger adults and people living with dementia and other cognitive impairments. At the time of our inspection there were 44 people living at the home and almost half of these people were people under the age of 65 years. The registered manager told us that 95% of people at the home were living with dementia or other cognitive impairments.
- Safe No rating
- Effective No rating
- Caring No rating
- Responsive No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The inspection was carried out to follow up on the warning notice issued to the registered manager for a continued breach relating to person centred care, along with other breaches found at the last inspection relating to governance, safe recruitment and insufficient staffing levels.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to person centred care. Improvements were not found at this assessment, and the provider remained in breach of this regulation. We found concerns relating to how people’s individual needs were met, how their preferences for care were reflected and how care was appropriate for each person, particularly in relation to people who received an enhanced level of funded support due to their conditions.
The provider was in breach of the legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment. We found people’s medicines were not always managed safely and risks to people were not always managed safely and effectively.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to safe recruitment. Enough improvement had been found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of this regulation.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to staffing. Improvements were found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of this regulation. We found there were now enough staff to meet people’s needs as there were several people living at the home who received an enhanced level of funded support. We received positive feedback from staff about the management of the service and the support provided. However, we were not assured of the efficacy of the e-learning training provided to staff and staff told us they had to do this training in their own time.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to governance. Sufficient improvements were not found at this inspection, and the provider remained in breach of this regulation. Although we found improvements in staffing levels and safe recruitment, the provider had failed to ensure they consistently provided safe care and treatment and had not made all the necessary improvements to concerns found at previous inspections. These included medicines management, risk management, safe environments, person-centred care and overall governance of the service.
Stable Steps Care Centre has now been rated requires improvement for the last three inspections and at every inspection since their registration with CQC. This meant there was a of a history of failing to respond adequately to serious concerns raised by CQC.
In instances where CQC has begun a process of regulatory action, we may publish this information on our website after any representations and/or appeals have been concluded, if the action has been taken forward. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to some of the concerns found at this assessment.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
The provider was in breach of legal regulation in relation to the provision of safe care and treatment, risk management and the management of medicines.
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Effective
No rating
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained Requires Improvement. This meant the effectiveness of people’s care, treatment and support did not always achieve good outcomes or was inconsistent.
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Caring
No rating
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant people did not always feel well-supported, cared for or treated with dignity and respect.
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Responsive
No rating
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained Requires improvement. This meant people’s needs were not always met.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to how people were supported with care that was individual, personalised and met their needs.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance at the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 10 November 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 10 November 2025. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Caring was rated Requires improvement on 10 November 2025. Ask how staff protect dignity and how residents are involved in decisions about their care.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 10 November 2025. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Allyson Attward
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)2 inspection reports, latest 19 August 2023. Latest assessment published 10 November 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Stable Steps LTD
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 12619020 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0161 217 6029, Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm. Out-of-hours emergencies: 0161 718 2118
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Stable Steps Care Centre provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Stable Steps Care Centre as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Stable Steps Care Centre have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 50 beds at Stable Steps Care Centre.
- When was Stable Steps Care Centre last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Stable Steps Care Centre was published on 10 November 2025.
- Who runs Stable Steps Care Centre?
- Stable Steps Care Centre is run by Stable Steps LTD.
- What is Stable Steps Care Centre's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 10 November 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 0161 711 1781
- Address
- 47 Adswood Lane West, Cale Green, Stockport, SK3 8HZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Adswood Lodge (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Bamford Close (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Adswood Lodge Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Bamford Close Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Richard House Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Davenport Manor Residential Home Limited Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI Bamford Grange Care Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away