SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%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 enablementExceptional
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?75%Good
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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: 29 good, 2 exceptional, 2 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. ?
Hillcroft Nursing Home Morecambe is in the Good tier ?, with 257 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Hillcroft Nursing Home Morecambe
Hillcroft Nursing Home Morecambe is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 54-bed nursing home in Morecambe, run by Hillcroft Nursing Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In September 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in October 2017, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Lancashire, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
It is one of 6 homes run by Hillcroft Nursing Homes Limited. 6 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire.
