SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
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. ?
Acorn Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Blackpool.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Axelbond Limited runs Acorn Nursing Home, a nursing home in Blackpool with room for 40 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Blackpool are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
In Blackpool, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 3 out of 5 in August 2026. In Blackpool, 78% of homes score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Axelbond Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2023. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. CQC rated responsive as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
