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?Good
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. ?
Run by Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited, The Old Vicarage Care Home is a residential care home in Freckleton, Lancashire with 35 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2023. Its previous rating, in August 2022, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.
6 of Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire.
