SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Run by Priory CC96 Limited, Ivy Gate Lodge is a nursing home in Southport, Sefton with 72 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Sefton, where the typical home has 27 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, caring and well-led as well. Effective and responsive were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. The typical rating in Sefton is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Sefton. Across Sefton, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in December 2025. About 0.2 km away, Griffin House is rated Good. 1 of Priory CC96 Limited’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
