Dovehaven Lodge
Tag Lane, Preston, PR2 7AB · Lancashire · North West
80 beds · operated by DHCH14 Limited
CQC marks this as an inherited rating — carried over from the location's previous registration (for example after a change of ownership), not from an inspection of the current registration.
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (13 May 2023), the rating is 3 years old, and 3 of this operator's 20 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement13 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 13 May 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 20 of DHCH14 Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 13 May 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 13 May 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 — 22 other locations
Other active services registered to DHCH14 Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Argyle Park Care | Good25 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Sefton |
| Ashton View Nursing Home | Good12 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Wigan |
| Avonleigh Gardens | Good5 Jan 2024 | Oldham |
| Birch Abbey | Requires improvement9 Apr 2025 | Sefton |
| Brooklands Care Home | Good8 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Liverpool |
| Callands Care Home | Inadequate29 Jun 2024 | Warrington |
| Cedar Garden | Not yet rated | Lancashire |
| Church View | Outstanding15 Apr 2026 | Liverpool |
| Dean Wood Manor | Good5 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Wigan |
| Dovehaven Grove | Good15 Feb 2026 | Lancashire |
| Dovehaven House | Good2 Jun 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Dovehaven Residential Care Home | Not yet rated | Sefton |
…and 10 more.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
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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.