Working at Stable Steps Care Centre
47 Adswood Lane West, Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Operated by Stable Steps LTD
50 bedsNursing homes
Workplace Score
3.9/10
AI analysis of latest data
Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 10 February 2026
Score: 3.9/10
Key Finding
"Staff feel happy and supported with enough people to meet needs, but serious safety issues with medicines and risks plus poor governance hold it back."
Safety & Risk
2/10
✕
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.
Staff Culture
6/10
✓
We received positive feedback from staff about the management of the service and the support provided. Staff told us they were happy in their role and felt supported.
Staffing Levels
5/10
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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.
Training & Dev
3/10
✕
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.
Management
2/10
✕
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.
Programmes
4/10
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Activities were available for people to engage with but it was not clear these had been designed to meet individual needs. One person commented, “The activities are simple ones like games and throwing bean bags and skittles.”
Points to consider
Big safety problems with medication not handled safely and risks like resident fights not fixed properly.
people’s medicines were not always managed safely and risks to people were not always managed safely and effectively.
Management failing to fix ongoing issues from past inspections and still in breach for poor oversight.
Sufficient improvements were not found at this inspection, and the provider remained in breach of this regulation.
Staff forced to do online training in their own time without pay, and it does not lead to better care skills.
staff told us they had to do this training in their own time... we were not assured of the efficacy of the e-learning training
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: November 2025
Requires improvement
Safe
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Requires improvement
Effective
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Requires improvement
Caring
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Requires improvement
Responsive
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Requires improvement
Management Quality
Well-led: Requires improvement
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