Care home · Leyland
The Meadows
Illustrative photo, not of The Meadows- Address
- Mill Lane, Leyland, PR25 1HY
- Run by
- Autism Care (North West) Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Lifeways Community Care
- Registered manager
- Lovie Tandi Muzongondi
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04298661)
- Last CQC check
- 21 Nov 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-136679561
About this home
The Meadows in Leyland is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Autism Care (North West) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2018). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leyland; 16 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2018), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
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.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 21 November 2018.
The five key questions
- Safe307 of 394 in Lancashire
- Effective343 of 394 in Lancashire
- Caring366 of 394 in Lancashire
- Responsive353 of 394 in Lancashire
- Well-led75 of 394 in Lancashire
Source: CQC, published 21 November 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Reiver House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (7 of the nearest 25).
17 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Seven Stars 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 GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (2 min), a park (6 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- We contacted the service on 22 August 2018 to give notice of our visit on 23 August 2018 because this is a small service and people who live there are often out during the day.
- We needed to be sure people would be available when we visited.
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement.
- The home provides personal care and accommodation for up to six adults who have a learning disability and/or autism.
Inspected 23 August 2018; report published 21 November 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Meadows 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Lancashire Council for a free care needs assessment.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Lancashire, 75 of 394 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Earlier inspections
- Jan 2017
- Nov 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 21 November 2018
- CQC inspection report 20 January 2017
- Inspection report 10 September 2013
- Inspection report 6 December 2012
- Inspection report 30 January 2012
Finding it
- Ward
- Seven Stars
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Ribble
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PR25 (13)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Worden Medical Center, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Rowlands Pharmacy, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Park 520 m (6 min walk)
- Café 140 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Leyland Baptist Church, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Library Leyland Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
The company behind The Meadows
The Meadows is run by Autism Care (north West) Limited (company 04298661), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care and other social work without accommodation.
Autism Care (North West) Limited 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 Lancashire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
It trades under the Lifeways Community Care brand, which covers 86 services run by 19 registered providers.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Meadows on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
The Meadows in local context
- Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 82% of the 394 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 14 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2018) is more recent than 14% of care home ratings in Lancashire.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 94% of care homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Lancashire lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (20% of care homes in Lancashire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Lancashire (Oct 2026).
Also nearby
Guides for families
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What families ask about The Meadows
- Is The Meadows rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Meadows: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does The Meadows charge?
- The Meadows 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). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who runs The Meadows?
- The registered provider is Autism Care (North West) Limited, according to CQC.
- How big is The Meadows?
- The Meadows can take up to 5 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When did CQC last rate The Meadows?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 21 November 2018, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is The Meadows registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- What services is The Meadows registered for?
- CQC lists The Meadows under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Meadows registered with CQC?
- The Meadows is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-136679561) and was rated Good overall in November 2018.
- What is The Meadows's address?
- It is at Mill Lane, Leyland, PR25 1HY.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.