Nursing home · Lancashire

Douglas Bank Nursing Home

Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN8 0SZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 July 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?62%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?39%Requires improvement
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    • Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 22 good, 11 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2021GoodSECRW
  • February 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2020Requires improvementSECRW
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  • January 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2017InadequateSECRW
  • July 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Douglas Bank Nursing Home 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%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 66 (16%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 20 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Lindsay House
    Wigan, Lancashire · WN8 7TG · Residential care home · 31 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Spinney Nursing Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 0PY · Nursing home · 35 beds2.6 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Dean Wood Manor
    Wigan · WN5 0JH · Nursing home · 50 beds3.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Aaron Crest Care Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 6AZ · Nursing home · 66 beds3.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Alma Green Residential Care Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 0PA · Residential care home · 30 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Birch Green Care Home
    Skelmersdale, Lancashire · WN8 6RS · Nursing home · 74 beds3.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago

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Other homes run by Tudor Bank Limited

3 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Tudor Bank Nursing Home
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2BP · Nursing home · 46 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Alt Park Nursing Home
    Liverpool · L11 0BG · Nursing home · 35 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 10 months ago

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About Douglas Bank Nursing Home

Tudor Bank Limited runs Douglas Bank Nursing Home, a nursing home in Wigan, Lancashire with room for 40 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and people with an eating disorder.

Tudor Bank Limited runs 3 care homes, and 2 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5.

CQC's latest rating, from July 2024, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2023. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 11 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (significant shortfalls).