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. ?
An independent nursing home in Oxton Birkenhead, Wirral, Windy Knowe Nursing Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 49 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Wirral has 28 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In Wirral, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. 84% of homes in Wirral also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2020. Before that, in December 2018, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 34% of homes in Wirral. Here is how rating age varies by council.
