Care home · Blackpool
Merwood Rest Home
Illustrative photo, not of Merwood Rest Home- Address
- 310 Queens Promenade, Blackpool, FY2 9AD
- Run by
- As U Care Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 16 (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
- October 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Marea Louise Preston
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07370316)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Oct 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-319439296
About Merwood Rest Home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Merwood Rest Home is based in Blackpool, run by As U Care Ltd. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (October 2026). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Carleton; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Merwood Rest Home is run by As U Care Ltd (company 07370316), 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, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
As U Care Ltd runs 2 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.
CQC's scores in detail
CQC's single assessment framework gives every quality statement a score out of 4, then reports each key question as a percentage. Averaged across the five areas, Merwood Rest Home scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- 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 treatment3 · Good
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
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 15 June 2026, published 8 October 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Earlier inspections
- Dec 2015
- Dec 2017
- Apr 2021
- Oct 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 9 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 6 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 1 December 2015
- Inspection report 24 October 2013
- Inspection report 29 December 2012
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from an inspection on 18 July 2025 by Blackpool. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Merwood Rest Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Bispham
- Council
- Blackpool Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in FY2 (15)
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Close by
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Glenroyd Medical, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Norchem, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Shop A & G Convience Store, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Park Old Bispham Library Gardens, 790 m (10 min walk)
- Café Anne's Tea Rooms, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Bernadette's, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Library Moor Park Library, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The inspection, summarised
- The service supports older people living within the residential home.
- Instead, our findings focus on any areas where the service needs to improve or where we found exceptional practice.
- Key FindingsSafePeople were supported by staff who knew them well and understood how to manage risks whilst promoting independence, choice and control.
- Comments included, “I can’t fault the staff; nothing is ever too much trouble for them,” and “The manager and staff are lovely and kind.
Inspected 11 March 2021; report published 9 April 2021; supporting 16 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Merwood Rest Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 40 of the 63 other care homes in Blackpool that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score48 of 64 in Blackpool
- Effective75% score55 of 64 in Blackpool
- Caring75% score56 of 64 in Blackpool
- Responsive75% score56 of 64 in Blackpool
- Well-led75% score41 of 64 in Blackpool
CQC key question ratings, published 8 October 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Blackpool share it.
Track record
Merwood Rest Home has been registered with CQC since October 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 9 April 2021.
Costs to expect
We estimate Merwood Rest 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Blackpool Council for a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Haddon Court Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 22 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Bispham 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 Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (10 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Frequently asked about Merwood Rest Home
- Who runs Merwood Rest Home?
- As U Care Ltd is the registered provider for Merwood Rest Home.
- How big is Merwood Rest Home?
- Merwood Rest Home is registered for up to 16 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did Merwood Rest Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Merwood Rest Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does Merwood Rest Home charge?
- No fee list from Merwood Rest Home has reached us. 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.
- What type of care does Merwood Rest Home provide?
- Merwood Rest Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Merwood Rest Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-319439296 and was rated Good overall in October 2026.
- What is Merwood Rest Home's address?
- It is at 310 Queens Promenade, Blackpool, FY2 9AD.
- When was Merwood Rest Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 8 October 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Merwood Rest Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
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