Care home · Winsford
3L Care Limited
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- Chapel Road, Winsford, CW7 3AD
- Run by
- 3L Care Limited (3 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07174346)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Apr 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-300095509
About 3L Care Limited
3L Care Limited is a CQC-registered nursing home in Winsford. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2026). It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Winsford; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate 3L Care Limited at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Cheshire West and Chester Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The registered provider
3L Care Limited is run by 3l Care Limited (company 07174346), incorporated in 2010, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
3L Care Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Cheshire West and Chester.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The local picture
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Laurels Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (7 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (4 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Winsford Wharton ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
CQC's scores in detail
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, 3L Care Limited scores 73%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 8 January 2026, published 1 April 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2016
- Mar 2018
- Feb 2022
- Apr 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 17 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 29 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 10 February 2016
- Inspection report 7 September 2013
- Inspection report 2 August 2013
- Inspection report 22 August 2012
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Winsford Wharton
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CW7 (8)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Winsford, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- GP surgery Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Shop One Stop, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park Wharton Recreation Ground, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Christ Church Wharton, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Library Wharton Library, 620 m (8 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What inspectors found
- Many people living there have complex health needs, such as neurological conditions, breathing difficulties, and behaviours that may be challenging.
- The service can provide personal and nursing care, and treatment of disease, disorder and injury for up to 10 people.
- At the time of this assessment 8 people were receiving support with personal and nursing care, and treatment of disease, disorder and injury.
- People were positive about the quality of their care.
Inspected 25 January 2022; report published 17 February 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
3L Care Limited has been registered with CQC since October 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 17 February 2022.
Reading 3L Care Limited's CQC ratings
3L Care Limited has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 48 of the 73 other care homes in Cheshire West and Chester that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 69%, averaging 73% overall.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe69% score53 of 74 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Effective71% score62 of 74 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Caring75% score70 of 74 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Responsive75% score65 of 74 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Well-led75% score49 of 74 in Cheshire West and Chester
As rated by CQC, published 1 April 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cheshire West and Chester share it.
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3L Care Limited: common questions
- How much does 3L Care Limited charge?
- 3L Care Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How many beds does 3L Care Limited have?
- 3L Care Limited can take up to 10 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- What type of care does 3L Care Limited provide?
- 3L Care Limited is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is 3L Care Limited based?
- It is at Chapel Road, Winsford, CW7 3AD.
- Is 3L Care Limited registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is 3L Care Limited rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How recent is 3L Care Limited's CQC rating?
- 1 April 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is 3L Care Limited registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-300095509 and was rated Good overall in April 2026.
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