SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?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 March 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Lake Side Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by SAS Care Group Ltd, Lake Side Nursing Home is a nursing home in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester with 60 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Cheshire West and Chester, where the typical home has 39 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from February 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for effective and well-led as well. CQC rated safe, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in July 2022, was the same.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester. In Cheshire West and Chester, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The home changed owner in March 2026. SAS Care Group Ltd runs 2 care homes, and 0 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.5 km away, 3L Care Limited is rated Good.
