Residential care home · Lancashire

Meadowfield House Home for Older People

Meadowfield, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9NX

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 September 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2014GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Meadowfield House Home for Older People 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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Care homes nearby

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  • Sherwood Lodge
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Sherwood Court
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Oxford House Residential Home
    Preston, Lancashire · PR2 9QB · Residential care home · 24 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Springfield Manor Gardens
    Preston, Lancashire · PR2 9QB · Nursing home · 60 beds1.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Lancashire County Council

23 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

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Meadowfield House Home for Older People at a glance

Meadowfield House Home for Older People is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 47-bed residential care home in Preston, run by Lancashire County Council. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2018. Before that, in June 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 47% of ratings in Lancashire are as old (how rating age varies by council).

257 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Lancashire County Council runs 23 care homes, and 19 of the 23 rated are Good or Outstanding.