Residential care home · Cheshire West and Chester

Heathercliffe Residential Care home

Old Chester Road, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9NP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 9 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 January 2026 Rated 9 months 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 breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2018GoodSECRW
  • April 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

Heathercliffe Residential Care home is in the Good tier ?, with 37 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester. 72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (7%)
  • Good 38 (46%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (24%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (9%)

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What the data says about Heathercliffe Residential Care home

Heathercliffe Residential Care home is a 22-bed residential care home in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, run by Pinestone Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. That is smaller than most homes in Cheshire West and Chester, where the typical home has 39 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Cheshire West and Chester, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

In Cheshire West and Chester, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.