SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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. ?
Elm House Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Sefton.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Elm House Nursing Home is a 32-bed nursing home in Southport, Sefton, run by Premcard Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. 94% of homes in Sefton also score 5. Across Sefton, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 2 homes run by Premcard Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2024, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from February 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Sefton, where the typical rating is about 5 years old.
