Care home · Ormskirk
Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home- Address
- 173 County Road, Ormskirk, L39 3LY
- Run by
- Athena Care (Ormskirk) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 60 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2014 (11 years)
- Part of
- Tanglewood Care Homes
- Registered manager
- Gavin Trerise
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House FC032203)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Jan 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-1432578737
The service in brief
Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Ormskirk, run by Athena Care (Ormskirk) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2019). It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ormskirk; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
Registered in October 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Reports on record: 5, with the most recent dated 20 January 2022.
Ownership and company checks
Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home is run by Athena Care (ormskirk) Limited (company FC032203), incorporated in 2014.
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.
It trades under the Tanglewood Care Homes brand, which covers 20 services run by 13 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, Lancashire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Willow Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (5 of the nearest 25); mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
20 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ormskirk East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (2 min), a park (3 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
How its rating has changed
- Oct 2015
- Feb 2018
- Sep 2018
- Oct 2019
- Jan 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 20 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 2 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 25 September 2018
- CQC inspection report 23 February 2018
- CQC inspection report 1 October 2015
Map and area details
- Ward
- Ormskirk East
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Lancashire
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in L39 (8)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Ormskirk, 900 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery The Elms Medical Practice, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Morrisons Pharmacy, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Ormskirk Service Station, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Park Coronation Park, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Café O'Briens Tea Rooms, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship CLM Church Ormskirk, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Library Ormskirk Library, 630 m (8 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 300 of the 387 other care homes in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
The five key questions
- Safe304 of 388 in Lancashire
- Effective338 of 388 in Lancashire
- Caring363 of 388 in Lancashire
- Responsive348 of 388 in Lancashire
- Well-led301 of 388 in Lancashire
Source: CQC, published 2 October 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home is a purpose-built care home on the outskirts of Ormskirk, Lancashire.
- The service can support a maximum of 60 people with residential care needs.
- The ground floor supports people with the least support needs and the upper floors supports those with higher needs.
- People on the first and second floors are primarily living with varying degrees of dementia.
Inspected 13 January 2022; report published 20 January 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
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Where Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 83% of the 388 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 14 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2019) is more recent than 31% of care home ratings in Lancashire.
- With 60 beds it is larger than 88% of care homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 44% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Lancashire lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Lancashire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Questions about Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home
- How much does Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home charge?
- We don't have published prices from Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home?
- Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home can take up to 60 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home?
- CQC lists Athena Care (Ormskirk) Limited as the provider responsible for Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home.
- Can Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 2 October 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What type of care does Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home provide?
- Registration for Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home?
- It is at 173 County Road, Ormskirk, L39 3LY.
- Is Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-1432578737 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
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