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?★Outstanding
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Holly Bank Nursing Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 other homes in Sefton.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Holly Bank Nursing Home is one of 111 care homes in Sefton: a 12-bed nursing home in Southport, run by Max Healthcare Group Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. That is smaller than most homes in Sefton, where the typical home has 27 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. 94% of homes in Sefton also score 5. In Sefton, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC last rated the home in February 2020, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from July 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Sefton, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
