SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?25%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?38%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 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. ?
The Woodlands Care Home is a 16-bed residential care home in Wirral. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Wirral has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Across Wirral, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in April 2023. In Wirral, 84% of homes score 5. About 0.4 km away, Hoylake Cottage is rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in July 2026. Safe, effective and well-led were also Inadequate. CQC rated caring and responsive as Requires improvement. That is down from Requires improvement in December 2022. Ratings in Wirral are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 33 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “assessing needs”.
