Blackburn Road
175 Blackburn Road, Blackburn, BB6 7LU · Lancashire · North West
7 beds · operated by Pathways North West Limited, part of Active Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (30 May 2018), and the rating is 8 years old.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement30 May 2018rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 30 May 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Pathways North West 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 | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 30 May 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 30 May 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 30 May 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 30 May 2018 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 30 May 2018 |
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 — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Pathways North West Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bilberry Lodge | Not yet rated | Lancashire |
| Oswald House | Good29 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
| Whalley Road | Good5 Dec 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 16 Apr 2012
- Beds
- 7
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-404517984
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.