Shared Lives Service
Skelmersdale Library Buildings, Skelmersdale, WN8 6NL · Lancashire · North West
Community based adult social care services · operated by Lancashire County Council, part of Lancashire County Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Outstanding overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 5 of this operator's 33 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 4 May 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 5 of 33 of Lancashire County Council'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 | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 May 2019 |
| Effective | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 May 2019 |
| Caring | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 May 2019 |
| Responsive | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 May 2019 |
| Well-led | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 May 2019 |
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 — 32 other locations
Other active services registered to Lancashire County Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon View Home for Older People | Good23 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Bowgreave Rise Home for Older People | Good21 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Broadfield House Home for Older People | Good21 Dec 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Domiciliary Services | Good6 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Short Break Services | Good4 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Castleford Home for Older People | Good6 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Chorley & South Ribble Short Break Services | Good20 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Chorley Domiciliary Service | Requires improvement17 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Cravenside Home for Older People | Good21 Oct 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Dolphinlee House Home for Older People | Good18 Aug 2023 | Lancashire |
| Favordale Home for Older People | Good13 Mar 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Fylde Domiciliary Service | Good22 May 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
…and 20 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 25 Apr 2016
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2604806152
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.