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Sefton

North West · 164 adult social care services, as assigned to this local authority in CQC's bulk data · all local authorities

111
care homes
3,527
care-home beds
53
homecare & community services
2
rated Inadequate
24
rated Requires improvement
18
not yet rated

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Ratings mix vs England

Current overall ratings of the 146 rated adult social care locations in Sefton, against all rated adult social care in England — rated locations only in both bars. The 18 local services not yet rated are counted separately above: "Not yet rated" means CQC has not published a rating, usual for recently registered services, and is not a judgement either way.

This area (rated)
79%
17%
All England (rated)
80%
15%
OutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequateNot yet rated

Rated below Good (26 services)

Every service in Sefton whose current overall rating is Inadequate or Requires improvement — Inadequate first, ratings verbatim with publication dates.

ServiceOverall rating (published)BedsProvider
Ellerslie CourtInadequate17 Jul 202514Lotus Care (Ellerslie Court) Limited
Heartfelt Homecare Southport LimitedInadequate18 Jan 2024Heartfelt Homecare Southport Limited
Avalon Care HomeRequires improvement14 Jun 2023rating 3+ yrs old26K Jones and R Brown
Birch AbbeyRequires improvement9 Apr 202560DHCH14 Limited
Birkdale Tower Care HomeRequires improvement15 Oct 2021rating 3+ yrs old55Sandstone Care North West Limited
Birkdale Village Care HomeRequires improvement14 Jul 2021rating 3+ yrs old20SBS-Services Limited
Community Care Direct LtdRequires improvement19 Jun 2025Community Care Direct Limited
Dalemain HouseRequires improvement22 Sep 202524Dalemain House Residential Home Ltd
Damfield GardensRequires improvement21 Jul 2022rating 3+ yrs old67Highpoint Care (West Derby) Limited
Formby Manor Care HomeRequires improvement23 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old76New Care Formby OPCO Limited
Green Heys & Kemp Lodge Care HomeRequires improvement27 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old75Saga Care Limited
Hampton CourtRequires improvement8 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old26Laburnum House (Shaw) Limited
Hawthorne Lodge Residential Care HomeRequires improvement5 May 2022rating 3+ yrs old25Stirrupview Limited
Hesketh Park LodgeRequires improvement27 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old79Priory CC96 Limited
Ivy Gate LodgeRequires improvement17 Oct 202372Priory CC96 Limited
Margaret Roper HouseRequires improvement11 Jan 202424Nugent Care
Maryland Care HomeRequires improvement6 Oct 202530Savoy Care Home Limited
Outreach Sefton LtdRequires improvement30 Dec 2023Outreach (Sefton) Limited
Parklands Care HomeRequires improvement30 Apr 2021rating 3+ yrs old70Sandstone Care North West Limited
Promenade Care HomeRequires improvement1 Aug 202349Midplant Limited
Saint Jude Care HomeRequires improvement8 May 202622Saint Jude Residential Care Home Limited
Southport Rest Home LimitedRequires improvement12 Jul 202325Southport Rest Home
The Spinal Unit Action GroupRequires improvement20 May 202512Spinal Unit Action Group
Warren Park Nursing HomeRequires improvement16 Jan 2021rating 3+ yrs old40J Lysaght
Willow House Care Limited Registered OfficeRequires improvement28 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWillow House Care Limited
Woolston MeadRequires improvement2 Sep 202328Tulip Care Limited

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

June 2026 in Sefton

Register movements in the reporting month, from the same data as the national changes digest. Ownership-change flags are a heuristic — a recently deregistered service of the same type at the same postcode — stated honestly, not a legal record of sale.

New registrations (0)

No new adult social care registrations in Sefton in the period.

Deregistrations (0)

No adult social care service in Sefton left the register in the period.

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Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Largest groups operating in Sefton

Brands as recorded by CQC, by active sites in this local authority. Independents (no recorded brand) are not listed.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC