SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
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?43%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 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. ?
Elmsdene Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 12 other homes in Blackpool.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sheridan Care Limited runs Elmsdene Care Home, a residential care home in Blackpool with room for 33 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in August 2023, it was rated Inadequate. Ratings in Blackpool are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 15 standards out of 33 scored below good.
About 0.1 km away, Watson House Rest Home is rated Good. 1 of Sheridan Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 12 other homes in Blackpool share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from December 2025. 78% of homes in Blackpool score the top mark of 5.
