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?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 September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
Leighton Court Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 12 other homes in Wirral.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Leighton Court Nursing Home is a 48-bed nursing home in Wallasey, Wirral, run by HC-One No.5 Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Wirral, where the typical home has 28 beds.
Across Wirral, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5. HC-One No.5 Limited runs 62 care homes, and 49 of the 60 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. HC-One No.5 Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner.
CQC last rated the home in July 2021, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Wirral, 34% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
