Residential care home · Lancashire

Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services

Larkholme Lane, Fleetwood, FY7 7PN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 exceptional
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
    • Person-centred careExceptional
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 4 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2017GoodSECRW
  • July 2015GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services is in the Good tier ?, with 257 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

  • Fleetwood Hall
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 8RW · Residential care home · 62 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Fleetwood Nursing Home
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 8BH · Nursing home · 30 beds1.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Rossall
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 8JH · Nursing home · 46 beds1.2 km
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Guy's Court Residential Care Home
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 7JY · Residential care home · 37 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Lakelands Lodge
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 7JL · Nursing home · 80 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Yachtsman Care Home
    Fleetwood, Lancashire · FY7 7JL · Residential care home · 32 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Lancashire County Council

23 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

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What the data says about Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services

Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 6-bed residential care home in Fleetwood, run by Lancashire County Council. It is registered to care for people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. Its rating before that, in December 2017, was the same. The typical rating in Lancashire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.

Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 23 homes run by Lancashire County Council. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Rossall, 1.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.