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. ?
Laurel Bank is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 67-bed nursing home in Lancaster, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Lancashire are smaller: the median there is 28 beds.
About 2.5 km away, Lancaster and Morecambe Short Breaks Service is rated Outstanding. It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. 257 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good”.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2024. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in March 2020. The typical rating in Lancashire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
