Nursing home · Lancashire

Priory Park Care Home

Priory Crescent, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0AL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • 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?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
  • 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?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional

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

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

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2022GoodSECRW
  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2019InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • October 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • December 2016Requires improvementSECRW 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 Lancashire

Priory Park Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 257 other homes in Lancashire. 83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 66 (16%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 20 (5%)

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About Priory Park Care Home

An independent nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, Priory Park Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 40 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2022. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 2 were exceptional.