Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
Red Oak Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 12 other homes in Blackpool.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Elder Care (North West) Ltd runs Red Oak Care Home, a residential care home in Blackpool with room for 17 residents. It is registered to care for older people.
The nearest home with a higher rating is The Owls Care Home (Good), 0.3 km away. In Blackpool, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 78% of homes in Blackpool also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from February 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in February 2021, was Good, so the home has slipped.
