Residential care home · Lancashire

Lady Elsie Finney House Home for Older People

Cottam Avenue, Cottam, Preston, PR2 3XH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 August 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • 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?Good
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Lancashire

Lady Elsie Finney House Home for Older People 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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  • Banksfield Nursing Home
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  • Abraham House
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  • Preston Short Break Services
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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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About Lady Elsie Finney House Home for Older People

Lancashire County Council runs Lady Elsie Finney House Home for Older People, a residential care home in Preston, Lancashire with room for 46 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Lancashire County Council runs 23 care homes, and 19 of the 23 rated are Good or Outstanding.

In August 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in September 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 47% of ratings in Lancashire are as old (how rating age varies by council).