SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Oakmeadow Community Support Centre is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Halton.
75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Oakmeadow Community Support Centre is one of 25 care homes in Halton: a 29-bed residential care home in Widnes, run by Halton Borough Council. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
It is one of 5 homes run by Halton Borough Council. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Millbrow Care Home (Good), 0.3 km away. 5 other homes in Halton share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 75% of homes in Halton also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
CQC last rated the home in April 2020, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and caring as Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in December 2018. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 50% of homes in Halton. Here is how rating age varies by council.
