Residential care home · Blackburn with Darwen

Almond Villas

3 Dukes Brow, Blackburn, BB2 6EX

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 March 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • 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?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 ?

  • May 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Blackburn with Darwen

Almond Villas is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (9%)
  • Good 21 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (9%)

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Other homes run by Almond Villas Limited

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Lancaster House
    Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6JT · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Pritchard Street
    Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3PF · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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What the data says about Almond Villas

An independent residential care home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Almond Villas is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 14 beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Blackburn with Darwen, where the typical home has 26 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2019. Its previous rating, in May 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Blackburn with Darwen, 34% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

20 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen share its tier, “Good”. 3 of Almond Villas Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.