Residential care home · Lancashire

Beacon View Home for Older People

Kiln Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
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Beacon View Home for Older People is a residential care home in Skelmersdale in Lancashire, run by Lancashire County Council. It is registered for up to 46 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 84% of care homes in Lancashire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 March 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

Older rating. Published 23 March 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Beacon View Home for Older People is in the Good tier, alongside 257 other homes in Lancashire. Of the 390 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 63 (15%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (6%)

Half of Lancashire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Lancashire County Council runs 23 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

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