Residential care home · Blackpool

The Sylvester Care Centre

77-79 Reads Avenue, Reads Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 4DG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 February 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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'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. ?

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

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • June 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016Requires 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 Blackpool

The Sylvester Care Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 35 other homes in Blackpool. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 6 (10%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 36 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 13 (21%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Langdales
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Glenthorne Rest Home Limited
    Blackpool · FY1 4JJ · Residential care home · 18 beds0.3 km
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  • New Victoria Nursing Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Parade Rest Home
    Blackpool · FY1 4EY · Residential care home · 14 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Adalena House
    Blackpool · FY1 4JD · Residential care home · 6 beds0.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
  • Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home
    Blackpool · FY1 4HZ · Residential care home · 10 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago

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Other homes run by Pro Care Homes (Blackpool) Limited

4 care homes in total: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Moor Villa
    Preston, Lancashire · PR4 2AU · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Bronswick House
    Blackpool · FY1 2PP · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home
    Blackpool · FY1 4HZ · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago

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About The Sylvester Care Centre

Run by Pro Care Homes (Blackpool) Limited, The Sylvester Care Centre is a residential care home in Blackpool with 25 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

3 of Pro Care Homes (Blackpool) Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 78% of homes in Blackpool also score 5. 35 other homes in Blackpool share its tier, “Good”. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.

Its CQC rating, from February 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020.