Residential care home · Sefton

Abbegale Lodge

9-11 Merton Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 3BG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 September 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Sefton

Abbegale Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Sefton. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 64 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

See all 111 care homes in Sefton →

Care homes nearby

  • Hawthorne Lodge Residential Care Home
    Liverpool, Sefton · L20 3AR · Residential care home · 25 beds0.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Cambridge Road
    Liverpool, Sefton · L20 9LU · Residential care home · 4 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Afton Lodge Care Home
    Liverpool, Sefton · L20 7AL · Residential care home · 27 beds0.6 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Willow Gardens Residential and Nursing Home
    Bootle, Sefton · L20 7HF · Nursing home · 46 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Roxburgh House Care Home
    Bootle, Sefton · L20 9PS · Residential care home · 38 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Kavanagh Place
    Liverpool · L4 1UB · Nursing home · 40 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

More care homes near L20 3BG →

What the data says about Abbegale Lodge

Run by Reliance Care Homes Limited, Abbegale Lodge is a residential care home in Liverpool, Sefton with 41 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Sefton has 27 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC's latest rating, from September 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in July 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Sefton, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 10 other homes in Sefton share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Sefton.