Care home · Accrington
Willow Lodge
Typical fee here £1,080–£1,330 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Willow Lodge- Address
- Whalley Road, Altham West, Accrington, BB5 5EF
- Run by
- Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited (6 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on brhw.co.uk)
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on brhw.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- August 2021 (5 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10165316)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Aug 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-11301041645
About this home
Willow Lodge in Accrington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2022). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Clayton-le-Moors; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Willow Lodge is run by Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited (company 10165316), incorporated in 2016, 5 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Lancashire.
The local picture
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 Moorhead Rest Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (5 of the nearest 25).
11 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Altham ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
What it may cost
We estimate Willow Lodge 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Lancashire Council for a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
Registered in August 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
One overall rating to date: Good, published August 2022.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Right Support People were supported to have meaningful lives because staff ensured people had access to a broad range of activities within their local community.
- People were encouraged to maintain and develop their independence because staff supported them to achieve carefully considered goals.
- The provider ensured staff had the skills and knowledge required to support people to be safe when engaging in activities and tasks.
- The service supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence be independent and they had control over their own lives.
Inspected 14 July 2022; report published 6 August 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Willow Lodge's CQC ratings
Willow Lodge 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 300 of the 387 other care homes in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe304 of 388 in Lancashire
- Effective338 of 388 in Lancashire
- Caring363 of 388 in Lancashire
- Responsive348 of 388 in Lancashire
- Well-led301 of 388 in Lancashire
As rated by CQC, published 6 August 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.
Rating history
- Aug 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 6 August 2022
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 1 (major improvement necessary), from an inspection on 17 March 2026 by Hyndburn. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Blue Ribbon Healthcare Ltd @ Willow Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Altham
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hyndburn
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BB5 (27)
Larger map · Plan a journey · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Accrington, 1.6 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Clayton Medical Centre, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Pharmacy Asda, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Asda, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Park Milnshaw Park, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary Magdalen, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Library Clayton Library, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 83% of the 388 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 14 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2022) is more recent than 55% of care home ratings in Lancashire.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 86% of care homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28.
- 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 Lancashire lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Lancashire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Willow Lodge
- Is Willow Lodge rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are Willow Lodge's fees?
- No fee list from Willow Lodge has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who runs Willow Lodge?
- Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited is the registered provider for Willow Lodge.
- How many residents can Willow Lodge take?
- Willow Lodge can take up to 6 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How recent is Willow Lodge's CQC rating?
- 6 August 2022 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Willow Lodge registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- Is Willow Lodge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Willow Lodge is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-11301041645) and was rated Good overall in August 2022.
- Where is Willow Lodge based?
- It is at Whalley Road, Altham West, Accrington, BB5 5EF.
- What type of care does Willow Lodge provide?
- Willow Lodge is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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