Nursing home · Blackburn with Darwen

Birch Hall Care Centre

Birch Hall Ave, Darwen, BB3 0JB

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate Rated 8 years ago
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Birch Hall Care Centre is a nursing home in Darwen, run by Grange Healthcare Ltd. CQC registers it for 80 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in April 2018. It was rated Good for effective and caring; Inadequate for well-led. Across Blackburn with Darwen, 84% of the 31 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 27 April 2018 Rated 8 years ago
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Inadequate

Older rating. Published 27 April 2018, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Blackburn with Darwen

Birch Hall Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 4 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen. Of the 31 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (6%)
  • Good 22 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (11%)

Half of Blackburn with Darwen's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Grange Healthcare Ltd runs 2 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

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