The Westwood
1 Westwood Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 4BZ · Lancashire · North West
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 4 Jul 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 4 of GS Social Care Solutions Ltd's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
- Care type
- Care home without nursing
- Beds
- 3
- Registered with CQC
- 4 Nov 2021
- Run by
- GS Social Care Solutions Ltd
- Phone
- 01254877755
- Website
- www.gs-socialcare.co.uk
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Who this service supports
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Care home without nursing
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Jul 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to GS Social Care Solutions Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| GS Social Care Solutions Ltd | Good, published 17 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| The Bungalow | Good, published 4 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| The Central @ GS | Not yet rated | Lancashire |
| The Springfield | Good, published 28 Jun 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- How to read this ratingWhat the words mean, the five key questions, and why the date matters.
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- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-11908508616
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.