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Community based adult social care services

Link-Ability (West Lancs)

Malthouse Business Centre, Ormskirk, L39 1QR · Lancashire · North West

Community based adult social care services · operated by Link-Ability

CQC overall rating
Good24 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old.

Age of rating
7 years old — published 24 Jan 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 5 of Link-Ability's rated homes are Good or better.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

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What it provides

Care at home (visits) · Supported living

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old24 Jan 2019
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old24 Jan 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old24 Jan 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old24 Jan 2019
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old24 Jan 2019

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 4 other locations

Other active services registered to Link-Ability. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Link-AbilityGood28 Apr 2018rating 3+ yrs oldLancashire
Link-Ability Office Rochdale/HeywoodGood3 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs oldRochdale
Spire (Preston) LtdGood16 May 2018rating 3+ yrs oldLancashire
St Mary's Gate EuxtonGood26 May 2018rating 3+ yrs oldLancashire

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
18 Oct 2017
Service type
Community based adult social care services
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-4375610738

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.