Care home · Southport
The Brunswick
Illustrative photo, not of The Brunswick- Address
- 2-4 Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1QD
- Run by
- DHCH14 Limited (23 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 58 (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
- July 2021 (5 years)
- Registered manager
- Kelly Martina Mortimer
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12415416)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Aug 2023
- 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
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-10758838098
Introducing The Brunswick
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Brunswick is based in Southport, run by DHCH14 Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2023). It is one of 70 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southport; 52 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
Registered in July 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2022–2023), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
3 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.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 18 August 2023.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2022
- Aug 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 18 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 11 February 2022
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 15 January 2026 by Sefton. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "DHCH14 The Brunswick"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Duke's
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southport
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PR8 (39)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 26 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Southport Princes Park, 510 m (6 min walk)
- GP surgery Grange Surgery, 960 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Coronation Store, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Park 60 m (1 min walk)
- Café Cleveland Cafe, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Lord Street West United Church, 170 m (2 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).
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
The Brunswick has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 78 of the 106 other care homes in Sefton that CQC has rated.
Inspection findings in brief
- People received their medicines as prescribed by staff who were competent to administer them.
- Risks to people's health, safety and well-being were assessed.
- Staff had access to information about how to manage people's identified risks and support them in a safe way.
- People received care by staff they knew and who were familiar with their needs and preferences.
Inspected 7 August 2023; report published 18 August 2023; supporting 58 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Avalon Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
6 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Duke's 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 Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (2 min), a park (1 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate The Brunswick 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.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Sefton Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The five key questions
- Safe83 of 107 in Sefton
- Effective92 of 107 in Sefton
- Caring95 of 107 in Sefton
- Responsive91 of 107 in Sefton
- Well-led79 of 107 in Sefton
CQC key question ratings, published 18 August 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Sefton share it.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Who runs it
The Brunswick is run by Dhch14 Limited (company 12415416), incorporated in 2020, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
DHCH14 Limited runs 23 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 17 of the 20 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (85%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
7 of its services are in Sefton.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Brunswick on The Care Panel so far.
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The Brunswick in local context
- Rated Good. Across Sefton, 79% of the 107 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2023) is more recent than 74% of care home ratings in Sefton.
- With 58 beds it is larger than 88% of care homes in Sefton, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 24% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Sefton lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Sefton; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about The Brunswick
- What type of care does The Brunswick provide?
- Registration for The Brunswick covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- What is The Brunswick's address?
- It is at 2-4 Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1QD.
- Is The Brunswick a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-10758838098 and was rated Good overall in August 2023.
- Can The Brunswick care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When did CQC last rate The Brunswick?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 August 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- How big is The Brunswick?
- The Brunswick can take up to 58 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs The Brunswick?
- The registered provider is DHCH14 Limited, according to CQC.
- What are The Brunswick's fees?
- We don't have published prices from The Brunswick yet. 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.
- How is The Brunswick rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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