SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Birkdale Tower Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 20 other homes in Sefton.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Birkdale Tower Care Home is a 55-bed residential care home in Southport, Sefton, run by Sandstone Care North West Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Sefton are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.
Sandstone Care North West Limited runs 7 care homes, and 4 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.3 km away, Northern Counties Eventide Home Limited is rated Good. Sandstone Care North West Limited has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. 20 other homes in Sefton share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 94% of homes in Sefton also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in October 2021, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Sefton. Here is how rating age varies by council.
