Care home · Chorley
Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home
Typical fee here £1,080–£1,330 a week Estimate
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- 226 Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7HW
- Run by
- Teamcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 24 (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
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Christine Michelle Wilkes
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03526232)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Aug 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. 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
More in Whittle-le-Woods: Care homes in Whittle-le-Woods (6) · Care homes for elderly care in Whittle-le-Woods
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-115913253
Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home is based in Chorley, run by Teamcare Limited. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (August 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Whittle-le-Woods; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home over the years
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires Improvement.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 2 February 2022.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home provides accommodation for people who require personal care.
- At the last rated inspection in 2017 the home was rated good.
- Incidents were not adequately reviewed, and appropriate actions were not taken to help prevent reoccurrence.
- Comments included, “The staff are all very kind and have plenty of time for everybody,” “[Staff] are kind, they watch [person] to make sure they are safe and talk to them.
Inspected 6 January 2022; report published 2 February 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home is run by Teamcare Limited (company 03526232), incorporated in 1998, 12 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Around Chorley
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hollydale, 1.0 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 24 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Buckshaw & Whittle ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least 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 (5 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (6 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Likely fees
We estimate Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Lancashire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Lancashire, 8 of 388 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (2%), while 37 of 388 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 72 of 388 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
The Safe, Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe8 of 388 in Lancashire
- Effective37 of 388 in Lancashire
- Caring363 of 388 in Lancashire
- Responsive348 of 388 in Lancashire
- Well-led72 of 388 in Lancashire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 24 August 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.
Rating history
- Nov 2016
- Dec 2017
- Feb 2022
- Aug 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 5 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 10 November 2016
- Inspection report 27 November 2013
- Inspection report 5 December 2012
- Inspection report 24 January 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 1 (major improvement necessary), from an inspection on 15 May 2026 by Chorley. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Highcliffe Rest Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Buckshaw & Whittle
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chorley
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PR6 (9)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Whittle Surgery, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Whittle Brook Pharmacy, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 470 m (6 min walk)
- Park 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods, 90 m (1 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.
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Frequently asked about Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home
- Which provider runs Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home?
- The registered provider is Teamcare Limited, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home take?
- Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home can take up to 24 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Is Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home cost?
- No fee list from Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-115913253 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in August 2026.
- Where is Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home?
- It is at 226 Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7HW.
- What kind of care can Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home offer?
- CQC lists Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- When did CQC last rate Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 24 August 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential 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.
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