The Poplars
Alsagers Bank, Stoke On Trent, ST7 8BA · Staffordshire · West Midlands
33 beds · operated by The Poplars Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement29 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement29 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 29 Nov 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 3 Sep 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 3 Sep 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 3 Sep 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Nov 2022 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 17 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 33
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-115287162
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.