Residential care home · Sefton

Northern Counties Eventide Home Limited

36 Lancaster Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 2LE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 February 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Sefton

Northern Counties Eventide Home Limited is in the Good tier ?, with 63 other homes in Sefton. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 64 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • The Glade Residential Care Home
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2LE · Residential care home · 25 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lancaster Court Residential Care Home
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2LF · Residential care home · 30 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Birkdale Tower Care Home
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2JR · Residential care home · 55 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Seren House
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2AZ · Residential care home · 7 beds0.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Spinal Unit Action Group
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2AZ · Residential care home · 12 beds0.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Connell Court
    Southport, Sefton · PR8 2DL · Residential care home · 37 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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What the data says about Northern Counties Eventide Home Limited

Northern Counties Eventide Home Limited is a 29-bed residential care home in Southport, Sefton. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

Its CQC rating, from February 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Sefton is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.

None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 63 other homes in Sefton share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in Sefton.