SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
Albert House Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 40 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Albert House Residential Home
Albert House Residential Home is a 29-bed residential care home in Colne, Lancashire. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2017, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from December 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Lancashire, 47% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
