SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
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
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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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?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 27 good, 1 exceptional, 5 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Southview Lodge Residential Care Home 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%).
What the data says about Southview Lodge Residential Care Home
Southview Lodge Residential Care Home is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 30-bed residential care home in Preston, run by Bideaway Homes (2) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2025. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in August 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 5 standards out of 33 scored below good.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
