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?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. ?
Blackburn Road is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 40 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Pathways North West Limited runs Blackburn Road, a residential care home in Blackburn, Lancashire with room for 7 residents. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Pathways North West Limited runs 4 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 1.4 km away, Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break is rated Outstanding. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2018. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in May 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 47% of homes in Lancashire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
