Requires improvementSafe: InadequateEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from GoodNew owner since May 2024
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Inadequate
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
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 May 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
County Homes is a 81-bed nursing home in Wirral, run by Bondcare Willington Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Wirral, where the typical home has 28 beds.
About 1.6 km away, Upton Grange is rated Good. Bondcare Willington Limited has run the home since May 2024, when it changed owner. 4 of Bondcare Willington Limited’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 26 other homes in Wirral share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in June 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Well-led was also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe as Inadequate. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in September 2018.
