SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?65%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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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
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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: 27 good, 6 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Orchard Nursing is one of 29 care homes in Knowsley: a 57-bed nursing home in Liverpool, run by Flightcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2026. Its rating before that, in March 2023, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Knowsley, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “kindness, compassion and dignity”, one of 6 standards out of 33 scored below good.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 3 of Flightcare Limited’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in August 2026. 67% of homes in Knowsley score the top mark of 5. In Knowsley, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
