Residential care home · Lancashire

Lowfield house Limited

Railway View Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2HA

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 May 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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 ?

  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Lancashire

Lowfield house Limited is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 40 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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Care homes nearby

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  • Castleford Home for Older People
    Clitheroe, Lancashire · BB7 1AR · Residential care home · 47 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Elms House
    Clitheroe, Lancashire · BB7 1BG · Residential care home · 6 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Elms House
    Clitheroe, Lancashire · BB7 1BG · Residential care home · 6 beds0.8 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • High Brake House
    Clitheroe, Lancashire · BB7 2BD · Residential care home · 35 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Beech Grove Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Lowfield house Limited in brief

Lowfield house Limited is a 24-bed residential care home in Clitheroe, Lancashire. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5.

CQC last rated the home in May 2018, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in November 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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.