SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 9 exceptional. 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. ?
Acer Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 2 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Acer Lodge is a 70-bed nursing home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, run by EQ Care Group Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Blackburn with Darwen has 26 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2026, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. The typical rating in Blackburn with Darwen is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 9 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
2 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 4 homes run by EQ Care Group Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
