The Old Vicarage Care Home
15 Naze Lane, Freckleton, PR4 1RH · Lancashire · North West
35 beds · operated by Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited, part of Pearlcare
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 1 Apr 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 6 of Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 Apr 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 Apr 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 Apr 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 Apr 2023 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 1 Apr 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 5 other locations
Other active services registered to Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Bank Care Home | Good16 Jun 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Westmorland and Furness |
| Ladydale Care Home | Good18 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Staffordshire |
| The Clough Care Home | Good15 May 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Bolton |
| The Knights Care Home | Good20 Jan 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| The Laurels Care Home | Good17 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Cheshire East |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 26 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 35
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-145996943
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.