Acrefield House

The registered provider

Acrefield House is run by Young Foundations Limited (company 05029887), incorporated in 2004, 18 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 6 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

Young Foundations Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

Likely fees

We estimate Acrefield House at £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £56k–£69k.

Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Wirral Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Around Birkenhead

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Norway Lodge Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25); children (0 of the nearest 25).

It sits in Prenton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least 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 (8 min), a shop (9 min), a park (8 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.