Residential care home · Blackburn with Darwen

St James House

St James' Crescent, Darwen, BB3 0EY

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
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St James House is a residential care home in Darwen in Blackburn with Darwen, run by Mr Devshi Odedra And Mr Keshav Khistria. It is registered for up to 30 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2020, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 84% of care homes in Blackburn with Darwen are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 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 28 March 2020 Rated 6 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 28 March 2020, 6 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 Blackburn with Darwen

St James House 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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