Nursing home · Blackpool

Bispham Gardens

Ryscar Way, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0FN

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 December 2023 Rated 2 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • April 2020GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Blackpool

Bispham Gardens is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 12 other homes in Blackpool. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 6 (10%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 36 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 13 (21%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

See all 63 care homes in Blackpool →

Care homes nearby

  • Farthings Nursing Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Blackpool · FY5 1RF · Nursing home · 60 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 months ago
  • Nightingales Nursing Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Blackpool · FY5 1PB · Nursing home · 55 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Butler House
    Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 5EF · Residential care home · 3 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Haddon Court Limited
    Blackpool · FY2 9AH · Residential care home · 33 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Alexandra Court - Cleveleys
    Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 3SZ · Residential care home · 37 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Autumn Leaves UK Limited
    Blackpool · FY2 0JR · Residential care home · 27 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

More care homes near FY2 0FN →

What the data says about Bispham Gardens

Bispham Gardens is an independent 52-bed nursing home in Blackpool, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Blackpool are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from December 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in April 2020.

Farthings Nursing Home, 1.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 78% of homes in Blackpool. In Blackpool, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).