Residential care home · Lancashire

Chirnside House

Abbeyfield Close, Lancaster, LA1 4NL

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
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Chirnside House is a residential care home in Lancaster, run by Abbeyfield Lancaster Society Limited(The) (part of Abbeyfield Society). CQC registers it for 30 places and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in June 2023. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Lancashire, 84% of the 390 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 13 June 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?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?Requires improvement

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

How it compares in Lancashire

Chirnside House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 62 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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