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?Good
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. ?
Franciscan Convent Blackburn is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Franciscan Convent Blackburn
Franciscan Convent Blackburn is one of 35 care homes in Blackburn with Darwen: a 13-bed residential care home in Blackburn, run by Franciscan Missionaries of St Joseph. Its CQC registration covers older people. The typical home in Blackburn with Darwen has 26 beds, so this one is on the small side.
In March 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in July 2017, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 34% of ratings in Blackburn with Darwen are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Blackburn with Darwen, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 77% of homes in Blackburn with Darwen. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
