SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Aaron Court Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Aaron Court Care Home is one of 82 care homes in Cheshire West and Chester: a 73-bed nursing home in South Wirral, run by Aaroncare Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Cheshire West and Chester has 39 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
19 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in January 2026. In Cheshire West and Chester, 89% of homes score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Acorn Manor Residential Home (Good), 0.7 km away. It is one of 3 homes run by Aaroncare Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. Caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in July 2019. The typical rating in Cheshire West and Chester is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 15 fell below good. The lowest was “safe environments” (significant shortfalls).
