Windmill Lodge
Wildings Lane, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 3RJ · Lancashire · North West
205 beds · operated by Priory CC96 Limited, part of Welltower
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 Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 2 years old, and 5 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement8 Mar 2024EffectiveRequires improvement8 Mar 2024CaringRequires improvement8 Mar 2024Well-ledRequires improvement8 Mar 2024
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 8 Mar 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 5 of 6 of Priory CC96 Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. 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 | Requires improvement | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Caring | Requires improvement | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Responsive | Good | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 8 Mar 2024 |
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 — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Priory CC96 Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Hesketh Park Lodge | Requires improvement27 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Sefton |
| Ivy Gate Lodge | Requires improvement17 Oct 2023 | Sefton |
| Lakelands Lodge | Good6 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Lighthouse Lodge | Requires improvement14 May 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Wirral |
| Marine View Lodge | Requires improvement19 May 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Wirral |
| Yarnley House Care Home | Not yet rated | Hampshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 15 Dec 2025
- Beds
- 205
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-25752767312
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.