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Wavertree Nursing and Care Home
Typical fee here £1,360–£1,670 a week Estimate
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- Pighue Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, L13 1DG
- Run by
- Greenacres Nursing Home Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 50 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- September 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Lynn Mary Williams Kathleen Maria Grimes
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1996 (30 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03195886)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Dec 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-302842801
About Wavertree Nursing and Care Home
Wavertree Nursing and Care Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Liverpool, run by Greenacres Nursing Home Limited. It is registered to support older people.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (December 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 50 CQC-registered care homes in and around Liverpool; 30 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings over time
- Mar 2016
- Aug 2016
- Aug 2017
- Dec 2017
- Dec 2018
- May 2023
- Dec 2025
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 13 May 2023
- CQC inspection report 22 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 8 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 4 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 4 August 2016
- CQC inspection report 15 March 2016
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 November 2023 by Liverpool. 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 "Wavertree Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Old Swan West
- Council
- Liverpool City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in L13 (7)
Larger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Wavertree Technology Park, 370 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Old Swan Health Centre Group Practice, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Allied Pharmacy, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Shop M&S Foodhall, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Park 340 m (4 min walk)
- Café Costa Drive Thru, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Independent Methodist Church, 470 m (6 min walk)
- Library Picton Library, 910 m (11 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Likely fees
We estimate Wavertree Nursing and Care Home at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
Liverpool Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Around Liverpool
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 Greenacres Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
4 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Old Swan West 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 GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (9 min), a park (4 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who runs it
Wavertree Nursing and Care Home is run by Greenacres Nursing Home Limited (company 03195886), incorporated in 1996, 15 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Greenacres Nursing Home Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Liverpool, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Wavertree Nursing and Care Home over the years
Wavertree Nursing and Care Home has been registered with CQC since September 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 13 May 2023.
Key points from CQC's visit
- There were 48 people living at the home at the time of this assessment, some of whom were living with dementia.
- This was an unannounced, focused assessment, prompted by concerns reported to the Care Quality Commission regarding poor personal care, lack of activities, poor communication, environmental issues and poor culture.
- At the last inspection the rating was good, at this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. We identified 3 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, staffing and good governance. Medicines were not always stored, administered and managed safely.
- One person told us, “Yeah I like it here, I feel safe, and the food is nice.” Another person said, “I am happy here.” Relatives spoke highly of the service and felt involved.
Inspected 29 March 2023; report published 13 May 2023; supporting 48 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The five key questions
- Safe28 of 77 in Liverpool
- Effective65 of 77 in Liverpool
- Caring62 of 77 in Liverpool
- Responsive69 of 77 in Liverpool
- Well-led20 of 77 in Liverpool
As rated by CQC, published 5 December 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Liverpool share it.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Wavertree Nursing and Care Home, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Liverpool, 28 of 77 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (36%), while 20 of 77 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (26%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
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Wavertree Nursing and Care Home in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Liverpool, 68% of the 77 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2025) is more recent than 77% of care home ratings in Liverpool.
- With 50 beds it is larger than 76% of care homes in Liverpool, where the typical home has 35.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 72% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Liverpool lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (43% of care homes in Liverpool are also rated below Good here); Well-led (36% of care homes in Liverpool are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Liverpool. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Wavertree Nursing and Care Home
- Is Wavertree Nursing and Care 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.
- When did CQC last rate Wavertree Nursing and Care Home?
- 5 December 2025 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What is Wavertree Nursing and Care Home's address?
- It is at Pighue Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, L13 1DG.
- Is Wavertree Nursing and Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Wavertree Nursing and Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-302842801) and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2025.
- What services is Wavertree Nursing and Care Home registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Wavertree Nursing and Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How much does Wavertree Nursing and Care Home charge?
- Wavertree Nursing and Care Home's prices aren't on our site 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 did Wavertree Nursing and Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Wavertree Nursing and Care Home: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many residents can Wavertree Nursing and Care Home take?
- CQC capacity for Wavertree Nursing and Care Home: 50 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Wavertree Nursing and Care Home?
- Greenacres Nursing Home Limited is the registered provider for Wavertree Nursing and Care Home.
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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.