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Nursing home · Blackburn with Darwen

Springfield Care Home

Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PS

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good New owner since February 2024
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CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 15 December 2021 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

The home changed owner in February 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • December 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • April 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

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 Blackburn with Darwen

Springfield Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 4 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (9%)
  • Good 21 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (9%)

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What the data says about Springfield Care Home

Springfield Care Home is one of 35 care homes in Blackburn with Darwen: a 65-bed nursing home in Blackburn, run by New Springfield Care LTD. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Blackburn with Darwen, where the typical home has 26 beds.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2021. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in July 2019, it was rated Good.

About 0.3 km away, Birchfield Residential Care Home is rated Good. The home changed owner in February 2024. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in November 2025. 77% of homes in Blackburn with Darwen score the top mark of 5. In Blackburn with Darwen, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).