CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 18 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

June 2021Inspected, no new rating
March 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
August 2017GoodSECRW 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 Halton

Widnes Hall is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Halton. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

Good 15 (60%)
Good, with an area to improve 3 (12%)
Requires improvement 6 (24%)
Not yet rated 1 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

Maeres House
Widnes, Halton · WA8 8SS · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
Bankfield Road
Widnes, Halton · WA8 7UN · Residential care home · 6 beds0.5 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
Ferndale Mews
Widnes, Halton · WA8 8TF · Nursing home · 34 beds0.6 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Ferndale Court Nursing Home
Widnes, Halton · WA8 8TF · Nursing home · 58 beds0.6 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
Glenwood Care Home
Widnes, Halton · WA8 7HX · Nursing home · 12 beds0.7 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
Trewan House Care Home
Widnes, Halton · WA8 8XR · Residential care home · 45 beds0.7 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago

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Other homes run by Anchor Hanover Group

120 care homes in total: 3 Outstanding, 98 Good, 17 Requires improvement, 2 Not yet rated.

Beech Hall
Leeds · LS12 3UE · Residential care home · 64 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
St Anne's - Saltash
Saltash, Cornwall · PL12 6DJ · Residential care home · 33 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
West Hall
West Byfleet, Surrey · KT14 6EY · Residential care home · 117 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
Ashcroft
Bradford · BD2 3EF · Residential care home · 66 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
Sandstones
Wirral · CH45 7QF · Residential care home · 35 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
St Marys
Ipswich, Suffolk · IP9 2PS · Residential care home · 60 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 months ago

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What the data says about Widnes Hall

Widnes Hall is a 68-bed residential care home in Widnes, Halton, run by Anchor Hanover Group. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Halton are smaller: the median there is 29 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from March 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in March 2020, it was rated Good.

101 of Anchor Hanover Group’s 118 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 0.4 km away, Maeres House is rated Good. Across Halton, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. That is true of 75% of homes in Halton.