SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?41%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 6 good, 27 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Dalemain House is an independent 24-bed residential care home in Southport, Sefton, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people with an eating disorder.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Birkdale Park Nursing Home (Good), 0.3 km away. 20 other homes in Sefton share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. 94% of homes in Sefton also score 5.
In September 2025, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2022. The typical rating in Sefton is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 27 fell below good. The lowest was “person-centred care” (significant shortfalls).
