SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?31%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?33%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?35%Inadequate
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?43%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 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. ?
An independent nursing home in Birkenhead, Wirral, Evergreen Lodge is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 40 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
About 0.6 km away, Court Nursing Home is rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5. In Wirral, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Inadequate overall. It was Inadequate for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in November 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Wirral, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 33 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (significant shortfalls).
