Nursing home · Lancashire

Rockmount Northwest

1 Blackburn Road, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 May 2018 Rated 8 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?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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2017Requires improvementSECRW

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

Rockmount Northwest is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 40 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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Rockmount Northwest in brief

An independent nursing home in Blackburn, Lancashire, Rockmount Northwest is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 25 beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people who use drugs or alcohol.

Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in April 2026. In Lancashire, 77% of homes score 5. 40 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.

CQC last rated the home in May 2018, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in November 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 47% of homes in Lancashire. Here is how rating age varies by council.