Residential care home · Lancashire

Marsden Grange

239 Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, BB9 9NL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since December 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 October 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • 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 December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Marsden Grange is in the Good tier ?, with 257 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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Marsden Grange in brief

Marsden Grange is an independent 40-bed residential care home in Nelson, Lancashire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

257 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. Marsden Grange 2 Limited has run the home since December 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from October 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in August 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. 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.