Care home · Burnley

Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 9 March 2019 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from March 2019. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home
Address
Whalley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8JX
Run by
Mr and Mrs S Sharma
Type of provider
Independent (partnership)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
14 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Susan Smith
Last CQC check
23 Mar 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-127849497

Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home at a glance

Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Burnley, run by Mr and Mrs S Sharma. It is registered to support older people.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2019). Responsive was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Padiham; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Jul 2016 Good
  2. Mar 2019 Good
  3. Mar 2021 Inspected but not rated
  4. Today Rating 7 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Published inspection reports

Food safety inspection

4/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 27 May 2026 by Burnley. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home"). Open Government Licence.

Area and map

Ward
Hapton with Park
Parliamentary constituency
Burnley
NHS 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 30% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BB12 (12)

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Around the building

  • Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Padiham Medical Centre, 750 m (9 min walk)
  • Shop Bargain Booze, 670 m (8 min walk)
  • Park Padiham Memorial Park, 480 m (6 min walk)
  • Café Simply Classic, 590 m (7 min walk)
  • Place of worship Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, 340 m (4 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.

The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 23 March 2021.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home 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.

Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Lancashire Council for a free care needs assessment.

The inspection, summarised

  • Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 14 older people.
  • The home is a large semi-detached property located on the outskirts of Padiham.
  • There is small car park to the front of the home and a garden area to the rear.
  • The registered manager had established effective infection prevention and control procedures which were understood and followed by the staff.

Inspected 11 March 2021; report published 23 March 2021. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Ownership and company checks

Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home is the only service its provider, Mr and Mrs S Sharma, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

How it fits locally

There are 17 other care homes within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Hilton Residential Home, 0.5 miles away.

15 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Hapton with Park ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most 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 (9 min), a shop (8 min), a park (6 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Specialisms

Taken from its CQC registration.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood304 of 388 in Lancashire
  • EffectiveGood338 of 388 in Lancashire
  • CaringGood363 of 388 in Lancashire
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement27 of 388 in Lancashire
  • Well-ledGood301 of 388 in Lancashire

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 March 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.

What the ratings tell you

Area by area, Responsive is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Lancashire, 27 of 388 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (7%).

The Responsive findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

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Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home against its area

  • Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 83% of the 388 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 14 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (March 2019) is more recent than 21% of care home ratings in Lancashire.
  • With 14 beds it is smaller than 72% of care homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 90% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Lancashire lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Responsive (7% of care homes in Lancashire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

All figures compare it with other care homes in Lancashire; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home: common questions

Is Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
How much does care from Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home cost?
We don't have published prices from Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
Which provider runs Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home?
On CQC's register the provider is Mr and Mrs S Sharma.
How many residents can Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home take?
Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home is registered for up to 14 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
When was Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 9 March 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Is Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home registered for dementia care?
It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
What kind of care can Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home offer?
Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
Is Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-127849497 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in March 2019.
Where is Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home based?
It is at Whalley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8JX.

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