Nursing home · Blackburn with Darwen

Springfield Care Home

Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PS

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
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Springfield Care Home is a nursing home in Blackburn in Blackburn with Darwen, run by New Springfield Care LTD. It has 65 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2019, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. For comparison, 84% of care homes in Blackburn with Darwen 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

Requires improvement
Published 16 July 2019 Rated 7 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

Older rating. Published 16 July 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.

Rating inherited from this home's previous registration (for example after a change of provider).

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

How it compares in Blackburn with Darwen

Springfield Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 4 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen. Of the 31 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (6%)
  • Good 22 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (11%)

Half of Blackburn with Darwen's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work

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