Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from September 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Leyland, PR25 1TN
- 37 beds
Acorn Nursing Home
Acorn Nursing Home is a care home with nursing in Blackpool, run by Axelbond Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in May 2023 (last checked 11 May 2023). It has 40 beds. It is registered to support older people and people with a physical disability.
- Care home with nursing
125 Newton Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8LZ
What CQC says
Overall rating
Goodrated 3 years ago (11 May 2023)
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 21 April 2022.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 11 May 2023.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 3 years ago (11 May 2023)Is it effective?
Goodrated 4 years ago (21 April 2022)Is it caring?
Goodrated 3 years ago (11 May 2023)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Requires improvementrated 4 years ago (21 April 2022)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 3 years ago (11 May 2023)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from May 2023. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Responsive” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Responsive: Requires improvement
CQC checks whether care is planned around each person’s needs and wishes. It looks at care plans, joined-up care with other services, clear information, and how feedback and complaints are listened to and acted on.
Questions you could ask
- How is the care plan written, and how can family be involved?
- How often is the care plan reviewed?
- How can I raise a concern, and what happens next?
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement21 April 2022Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Inadequate8 January 2022Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good10 September 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good1 March 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good11 May 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Older people, Physical disability
- Number of beds
- 40
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Registered since
- 6 December 2010
- Local council area
- Blackpool
Who runs it
- Provider
- Axelbond Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation