Residential care home · Blackburn with Darwen

Oldfield House Residential Care Home

15 Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen, BB3 1QZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 February 2023 Rated 3 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • August 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2015GoodSECRW 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 Blackburn with Darwen

Oldfield House Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (9%)
  • Good 21 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (9%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Oldfield Manor
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 1QZ · Residential care home · 17 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Clifton Lawns
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 1HL · Nursing home · 20 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Birch Hall Care Centre
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0JB · Nursing home · 80 beds0.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago
  • Moorland View Care Home
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0DX · Residential care home · 32 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • St James House
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0EY · Residential care home · 30 beds1.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Sandybrook
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0PU · Residential care home · 25 beds1.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Crown Care Homes Ltd

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Oldfield Manor
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 1QZ · Residential care home · 17 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Thorncliffe Residential Care Home
    Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2QB · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Oldfield House Residential Care Home in brief

Run by Crown Care Homes Ltd, Oldfield House Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen with 18 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

20 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. 77% of homes in Blackburn with Darwen also score 5. Crown Care Homes Ltd runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2023. That matches its previous rating, from August 2018.