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. ?
Preston is a 7-bed residential care home in Preston, Lancashire, run by Heathcotes Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, 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 a small home for Lancashire, where the median is 28 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2019. Its previous rating, in July 2019, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. 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).
45 of Heathcotes Care Limited’s 52 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Mansard House (Outstanding), 0.1 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2024. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
