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. ?
The home changed owner in February 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. ?
Run by Longton Home Ltd, Longton Nursing Home is a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire with 58 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Longton Home Ltd has run the home since February 2026, when it changed owner. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In April 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2019. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 47% of homes in Lancashire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
