Amber Wood Care Home food hygiene rating
Caring Premises · East Staffordshire
Amber Wood Care Home holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 19 June 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
This sits in the middle for East Staffordshire, where 5% of rated places score below 3 and 90% score 4 or 5. See all East Staffordshire ratings →
Address: Amber Wood, Belvedere Road, Burton upon Trent, DE13 0QL
How this rating has changed
Amber Wood Care Home has gone backwards: it held a 4 before its inspection on 19 June 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2026 | 4 3 | Worse |
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How it compares in East Staffordshire
In East Staffordshire, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Amber Wood Care Home sits behind roughly 903 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 734 | 73% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 169 | 17% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 51 | 5% | ← Amber Wood Care Home | |
| 2 out of 5 | 18 | 2% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 27 | 3% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 218 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Amber Wood Care Home none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to Amber Wood Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Retreat Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 439 yards away | 5 - Very good | 9 September 2025 |
| Catering at Queens Hospital Burton Caring Premises | 439 yards away | 5 - Very good | 17 October 2024 |
| Coffee at Queens Other catering premises | 439 yards away | 5 - Very good | 2 September 2025 |
| D-Hive Ltd Other catering premises | 439 yards away | 5 - Very good | 1 September 2025 |
| Calais Road Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 21 April 2026 |
| Carden Bank Residential Home Caring Premises | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 24 March 2025 |
| Burton Fields School School/college/university | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 24 February 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 14 October 2025 |
Questions about Amber Wood Care Home
What is Amber Wood Care Home's food hygiene rating?
Amber Wood Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by East Staffordshire Council on 19 June 2026.
Is Amber Wood Care Home safe to eat at?
A 3 means the care premises met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was Amber Wood Care Home last inspected?
Amber Wood Care Home was last inspected on 19 June 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Staffordshire Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Amber Wood Care Home?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Amber Wood Care Home compare to other places in East Staffordshire?
73% of the 999 rated food businesses in East Staffordshire hold the top rating of 5, while Amber Wood Care Home holds a 3. 51 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
East Staffordshire Council inspects Amber Wood Care Home and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
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Amber Wood Care Home is one of 697 rated food businesses in Burton upon Trent. See every hygiene rating in Burton upon Trent →
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