The Croft
11a Albany Road, Morecambe, LA4 4JY · Lancashire · North West
6 beds · operated by Mrs Flora Rufus Mason
CQC lists this location as dormant — registered, but not currently providing the regulated activity.
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 5 years old, and 2 of this operator's 2 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement14 May 2021rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement14 May 2021rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 5 years old — published 14 May 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 2 of Mrs Flora Rufus Mason'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 | 14 May 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 9 Mar 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 9 Mar 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 9 Mar 2018 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 14 May 2021 |
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 — 1 other location
Other active services registered to Mrs Flora Rufus Mason. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern House | Inadequate4 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Lancashire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 24 Sep 2012
- Beds
- 6
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-462792293
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.