InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: InadequateRated 4 months ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?38%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?40%Requires improvement
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Treating people as individualsSignificant shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?36%Inadequate
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Equity in accessSignificant shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Planning for the futureSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?29%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 below good. 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. ?
Advinia Care Homes Limited runs Arncliffe Court Care Home, a residential care home in Liverpool, Knowsley with room for 150 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Knowsley are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Inadequate overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Inadequate. For caring, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in June 2022, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Knowsley are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 33 fell below good. The lowest was “treating people as individuals” (significant shortfalls).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Maple Lodge (Good), 0.6 km away. Advinia Care Homes Limited runs 10 care homes, and 4 of the 10 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. That is true of 67% of homes in Knowsley. Across Knowsley, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
