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?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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 home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Windmill Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 65 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Windmill Lodge is a 205-bed nursing home in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, run by Priory CC96 Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Lancashire are smaller: the median there is 28 beds.
CQC last rated the home in March 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
Priory CC96 Limited runs 7 care homes, and 1 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. The Hamptons Care Home, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good. The home changed owner in December 2025. In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire.
