Residential care home · Lancashire

White Ash Brook

Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4QR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 August 2019 Rated 7 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 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2015InadequateSECRW

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How it compares in Lancashire

White Ash Brook is in the Good tier ?, with 257 other homes in Lancashire. 83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 66 (16%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 20 (5%)

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White Ash Brook at a glance

White Ash Brook is a 53-bed residential care home in Accrington, Lancashire. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

In August 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from January 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 47% of homes in Lancashire. Here is how rating age varies by council.

257 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from April 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire score the top mark of 5. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.