Care home · Blackpool
St Stephens Nursing Home
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Blackpool rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of St Stephens Nursing Home- Address
- 4 St Stephens Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9RG
- Run by
- Mrs Brenda Christine Bell & Mr Darren Bell (2 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 31 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Alison Jayne Small
- Last CQC check
- 22 Feb 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-133339659
St Stephens Nursing Home at a glance
St Stephens Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Blackpool, run by Mrs Brenda Christine Bell & Mr Darren Bell. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Outstanding overall (February 2020). It is one of 47 CQC-registered care homes in and around Blackpool; 35 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate St Stephens Nursing Home at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Blackpool Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Reading St Stephens Nursing Home's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 1 other area is Good.
Across Blackpool, 5 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (8%), while 7 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (11%), while 6 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (9%), while 6 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (9%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
Around Blackpool
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 North Shore Nursing home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Warbreck ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (9 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2015
- Oct 2015
- Jul 2017
- Feb 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 22 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 20 July 2017
- CQC inspection report 6 October 2015
- CQC inspection report 16 January 2015
- Inspection report 27 November 2013
- Inspection report 23 July 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 July 2026 by Blackpool. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "St Stephens Care Home with Nursing"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Warbreck
- Council
- Blackpool Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool South
- NHS area (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 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in FY2 (15)
See the wider area · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Layton, 1.6 km
- GP surgery St Paul's Medical Centre, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cohens Chemist, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Bargain Booze, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Park Jubilee Gardens, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Café Cafe 47, 470 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Stephen's, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Library Moor Park Library, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Inspection findings in brief
- The provider continued to deploy high staffing levels and excellent skill mixes to retain people's welfare.
- They had good oversight of everyone's safety and checked their processes reduced risks.
- A relative said, "I go home happy." The registered manager had good systems to protect people from poor practice and to manage their medication safely.
- The provider continued to heavily invest in staff to maintain their outstanding expertise.
Inspected 15 January 2020; report published 22 February 2020; supporting 31 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
St Stephens Nursing Home over the years
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 February 2020.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
The registered provider
Mrs Brenda Christine Bell & Mr Darren Bell runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Blackpool, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe48 of 64 in Blackpool
- Effective5 of 64 in Blackpool
- Caring7 of 64 in Blackpool
- Responsive6 of 64 in Blackpool
- Well-led6 of 64 in Blackpool
As rated by CQC, published 22 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Blackpool share it; for example, 5 of 64 care homes in Blackpool rated Outstanding for Effective.
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Where St Stephens Nursing Home stands locally
- Rated Outstanding. Across Blackpool, 78% of the 63 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 25% of care home ratings in Blackpool.
- With 31 beds it is larger than 68% of care homes in Blackpool, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 60% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Blackpool lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Blackpool (Oct 2026).
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What families ask about St Stephens Nursing Home
- When did CQC last rate St Stephens Nursing Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 22 February 2020, 6 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can St Stephens Nursing 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.
- What kind of care can St Stephens Nursing Home offer?
- St Stephens Nursing Home is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is St Stephens Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-133339659 and was rated Outstanding overall in February 2020.
- Where is St Stephens Nursing Home?
- It is at 4 St Stephens Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9RG.
- Is St Stephens Nursing Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from St Stephens Nursing Home cost?
- St Stephens Nursing Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Which provider runs St Stephens Nursing Home?
- Mrs Brenda Christine Bell & Mr Darren Bell is the registered provider for St Stephens Nursing Home.
- How big is St Stephens Nursing Home?
- St Stephens Nursing Home is registered for up to 31 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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