SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%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
Providing InformationGood
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 27 good, 4 exceptional, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Springhill Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 12 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Prime Life Limited runs Springhill Care Home, a nursing home in Accrington, Lancashire with room for 116 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
It is one of 54 homes run by Prime Life Limited. 43 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
