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Shoemaker PlaceStaffordshire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Shoemaker Place

The Fillybrooks, Stone, ST15 0GD

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

12 March 2024

Provider

Colourful Care 2 Limited

Beds

66 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 8 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 8 are rated higher by CQC, none are the same and none are lower.

2 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 ImprovementJun 2024

First inspected by CQC in 2024, rated Requires Improvement.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Colourful Care 2 Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Requires Improvement.

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.

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 Shoemaker Place

Shoemaker Place is a 66-bed residential care home located in Stone, Staffordshire, operated by Colourful Care 2 Limited. The home provides care for older people, those with dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.

The home was last inspected by the CQC on 27 June 2024 and currently has a Requires Improvement rating. This indicates areas where the provider needs to make changes to meet expected standards of care and safety.

The facility's location in The Fillybrooks area of Stone offers access to local services and amenities. The home's capacity of 66 residents allows for a substantial care setting with multiple specialist services under one roof, enabling residents with different care needs to receive support tailored to their conditions.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

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.

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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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 66 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · ST15 0GD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 27 June 2024. Assessment date recorded: 12 March 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.

Shoemaker Place is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 66 people. The service provides support to older people with dementia, physical disabilities or sensory impairments. At the time of our assessment there were 37 people living over 2 levels in 1 adapted building. We visited the service on 03 and 04 April 2024 following concerns received about the quality of care provided. This service was registered with us on 09 May 2023 and this is the first inspection. We found two breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance. We found improvements were required with how people’s medicines and health risks were managed, safeguarding processes and incident management, learning lessons when things went wrong, effectiveness of care plans, working with external partners and the governance of the service. However, people were treated with kindness and compassion, were supported to have choice and control and could give feedback on their care. In instances where CQC have decided to take civil or criminal enforcement action against a provider, we will publish this information on our website after any representations and/ or appeals have been concluded.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Shoemaker Place'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 Shoemaker Place, 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 Shoemaker Place, 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 Shoemaker Place'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