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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Sandstones is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Wirral.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sandstones is a 35-bed residential care home in Wirral, run by Anchor Hanover Group. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2026. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5. 4 other homes in Wirral share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 120 homes run by Anchor Hanover Group. 101 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in February 2017, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 34% of ratings in Wirral are as old (how rating age varies by council).
