Residential care home · Wirral

Sandtoft Care Home

70-72 Alderley Road, Wirral, CH47 2BA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 months ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 March 2026 Rated 7 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

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

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2017GoodSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wirral

Sandtoft Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 55 other homes in Wirral. 70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (4%)
  • Good 56 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 13 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 27 (24%)
  • Inadequate 4 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (6%)

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About Sandtoft Care Home

Sandtoft Care Home is a 22-bed residential care home in Wirral. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people.

55 other homes in Wirral share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2017. Ratings in Wirral are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.