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Poplars Nursing and Residential Care HomeStaffordshire

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Rated:GoodNursing

Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home

Rolleston Road, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0JT

01283562842

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

16 April 2024

Provider

Tawnylodge Limited

Beds

60 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 20 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 17 are the same and 3 are lower.

3 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMay 2015
GoodMar 2016
Requires ImprovementApr 2018
Requires ImprovementOct 2018
InadequateJul 2019
Requires ImprovementJan 2020
GoodJan 2023
GoodJun 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023. CQC has rated this home 8 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Tawnylodge Limited, which runs 3 care homes in England: 3 rated Good.

Average care home fees in the West Midlands: £912 a week for residential care and £1,308 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home

Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home is a nursing home in Staffordshire, providing personal and nursing care to older adults. The findings below set out what the Care Quality Commission observed during its most recent inspection.

Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 60 people, including those with nursing needs, in an adapted building over two floors with several communal lounges. At the time of the assessment, 54 people aged 65 and over were living there.

The CQC found the home was performing well overall and rated it Good. Risks were managed safely, staffing levels and training were adequate, and the environment was clean and safe. However, leadership required improvement, and feedback from people about their involvement in managing risk and about staff's caring approach was mixed.

Source: CQC assessment, 27 June 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DE13 0JT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 27 June 2024. Assessment date recorded: 16 April 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 27 June 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home is a care home providing personal and nursing care for up to 60 people. The home is an adapted building with support provided over two floors with multiple communal lounges for people to use. The service was supporting 54 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The assessment took place between 16 May and 23 May 2024. We undertook this assessment following information received about the quality of care provided. People’s risks were managed safely. There were effective systems in place to ensure the environment was kept safe. There were enough suitably trained staff who knew how to meet people’s needs.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees