Care home · Southport
Abbotsbury
Illustrative photo, not of Abbotsbury- Address
- 25 Park Road, Southport, PR9 9JL
- Run by
- Laburnum House (Shaw) Limited (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Bloomcare
- Registered manager
- Lyndsey Michelle Rafferty
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (27 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03754654)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Sep 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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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-11420974543
The service in brief
Abbotsbury in Southport is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Laburnum House (Shaw) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2022). It is one of 70 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southport; 52 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe83 of 107 in Sefton
- Effective92 of 107 in Sefton
- Caring95 of 107 in Sefton
- Responsive91 of 107 in Sefton
- Well-led79 of 107 in Sefton
As rated by CQC, published 27 September 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Sefton share it.
The registered provider
Abbotsbury is run by Laburnum House (shaw) Limited (company 03754654), incorporated in 1999, 22 years 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Laburnum House (Shaw) Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Sefton.
It trades under the Bloomcare brand, which covers 22 services run by 3 registered providers.
Abbotsbury over the years
Registered in August 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Likely fees
We estimate Abbotsbury 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Sefton Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- People living at Abbotsbury benefited from a service that was committed to providing safe and high-quality care and support.
- Risks to people were identified and managed by staff to lessen the risk of harm to people.
- People were supported by staff to manage risks and retain their independence as far as possible.
- People told us they felt Abbotsbury was a safe place in which to live.
Inspected 25 August 2022; report published 27 September 2022; supporting 21 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings over time
- Mar 2015
- Jul 2017
- Jan 2018
- Aug 2018
- Sep 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 27 September 2022
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 April 2026 by Sefton. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Abbotsbury"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Cambridge
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southport
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PR9 (33)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Meols Cop, 840 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Poulton Road Clinic, 960 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Hesketh Park Pharmacy, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Park 510 m (6 min walk)
- Café Naughty But Nice, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Methodist Church, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Library Churchtown Library, 1.2 km (16 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Reading Abbotsbury's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 78 of the 106 other care homes in Sefton that CQC has rated.
Around Southport
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Holly Bank Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Cambridge ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 pharmacy (6 min), a shop (6 min), a park (6 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Abbotsbury in local context
- Rated Good. Across Sefton, 79% of the 107 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2022) is more recent than 60% of care home ratings in Sefton.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 67% of care homes in Sefton, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 22% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Sefton lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Sefton, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Questions about Abbotsbury
- What are Abbotsbury's fees?
- Abbotsbury has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 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 is Abbotsbury rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Abbotsbury: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many beds does Abbotsbury have?
- CQC registers Abbotsbury for 21 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs Abbotsbury?
- Abbotsbury is run by Laburnum House (Shaw) Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Can Abbotsbury care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When did CQC last rate Abbotsbury?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 27 September 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What kind of care can Abbotsbury offer?
- Abbotsbury is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is Abbotsbury based?
- It is at 25 Park Road, Southport, PR9 9JL.
- Is Abbotsbury regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-11420974543 and was rated Good overall in September 2022.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.