Ranked by CQC rating · Lancashire
Top rated care homes in Lancashire (2026)
Of 388 with an inspection grade, 322 reach Good or Outstanding. Top grades come first; within each grade, newer reports lead. Inclusion is never paid for.
Data: the regulator's register · Updated 26 October 2026
The short version
- Good or Outstanding: 83% (414 registered).
- Top grade: 14. Below Good: 66.
- Recent reports (under two years): 17%.
- Typical self-funder fee: £1,260 a week (modelled estimate).
To cite: "Top rated care homes in Lancashire (2026)" (Oct 2026), thecarepanel.co.uk.
The 25 highest rated care homes in Lancashire
Sorted by overall verdict, recent ones ahead. About the order. Showing the top 25 of 322.
- Alsley Lodge Ormskirk · Residential · 33 beds
- Bridgeway Care Home Preston · Nursing · 29 beds · Dementia
- Edgar Street Residential Home Accrington · Residential · 6 beds
- Healey House Rochdale · Residential · 10 beds · Dementia
- Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break Blackburn · Residential · 8 beds
- Keer Sands Residential Home Carnforth · Residential · 10 beds
- 2 Millbrook Way Preston · Residential · 6 beds
- Abbey Grange Care Home Burnley · Residential · 25 beds
- Andrew Smith House - Nelson Nelson · Nursing · 60 beds · Dementia
- Angel Mount Care Home Accrington · Nursing · 39 beds · Dementia
- Beeches Care Home Chorley · Nursing · 40 beds · Dementia
- Birch Green Care Home Skelmersdale · Nursing · 74 beds · Dementia
- Bushell House Preston · Residential · 31 beds
- Calvert House Leyland · Residential · 8 beds
- Courtfield Lodge Ormskirk · Residential · 70 beds · Dementia
- Delaheys Nursing Home Lytham St. Annes · Nursing · 28 beds · Dementia
- Dovehaven Grove Preston · Residential · 55 beds · Dementia
- Elm House Care Home Skelmersdale · Residential · 34 beds
- Fernleigh House Leyland · Residential · 6 beds
- Fleetwood Hall Fleetwood · Residential · 62 beds · Dementia
- Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services Fleetwood · Residential · 6 beds · Dementia
- Greenways Rest Home Preston · Residential · 30 beds · Dementia
- Henley House Accrington · Residential · 23 beds · Dementia
- Hillcroft Nursing Home Morecambe Morecambe · Nursing · 54 beds · Dementia
- Hillside Burnley · Residential · 4 beds
By town
Care in Lancashire: the local figures
Outstanding: 14. Requires improvement or Inadequate: 66, or 17% of rated care homes in Lancashire; the England share is 17%. By CQC registrations, Lancashire County Council is the biggest operator in Lancashire (35 services: 23 care homes and 12 home care agencies). After that comes DHCH14 Limited, with 8.
81 of 388 care homes in Lancashire are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate for Safe, the weakest of CQC's five areas locally. The strongest area is Caring, where 16 of 388 care homes are Outstanding. In Lancashire, CQC has published 64 ratings in the past 12 months (7 moved to a higher rating, 1 went down, 11 were first ratings); the newest is from 23 October 2026.
13,144 care home beds are registered across 414 homes in Lancashire, a median of 28 beds per home. Ratings for care homes in Lancashire are a median 58 months old, compared with 47 nationally, and 17% were given in the last two years.
Figures: CQC register, Oct 2026.
What to do next
Speak to or visit two or more, asking each the same things. Beforehand, read the newest inspection report, above all its findings on safety and leadership, and note when it was written. Printable checklist of questions.
Help with fees: possible when capital is under £23,250. First, ask Lancashire County Council to assess needs (free). Who pays for care in Lancashire · The cost of care in Lancashire
Free download
Free printable: 40 things to check in a care home
Covers CQC checks, staff, daily routine, rooms, fees and contracts, with columns for three homes.
Frequently asked
Does anywhere in Lancashire have an Outstanding rating?
Outstanding: Alsley Lodge, Bridgeway Care Home, Edgar Street Residential Home, Healey House, Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break, Keer Sands Residential Home. That is 6 in total.
What share of care homes in Lancashire are Good or Outstanding?
322 of the 388 care homes in Lancashire with a published CQC rating are rated Good or Outstanding (83%). 26 have no rating yet.
How much should I budget in Lancashire?
Our model suggests roughly £1,260 a week if you pay privately. Providers should put their charges in writing. Help from Lancashire County Council is possible after a means test when savings are below £23,250.
How is this list ranked?
Nobody can buy a place or a higher position. Order comes from each service's overall grade from the regulator, then its date; a top grade older than five years is treated like Good.
Other lists and guides for Lancashire
- Best rated home care agencies in Lancashire
- Nursing homes in Lancashire
- Adult social care in Lancashire
- Dementia care in Lancashire
- Learning disability care in Lancashire
- Mental health care in Lancashire
- Physical disability care in Lancashire
- Sight and hearing loss care in Lancashire
- Care homes across Lancashire
- Top rated (Outstanding) in Lancashire
- Care home costs in England 2026
Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.