Aaron Crest Care Home

Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6AZ

01695558880

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

23 March 2023

Provider

Aaroncare Limited

Beds

66 beds

About Aaron Crest Care Home

Aaron Crest Care Home is a nursing home in Lancashire, providing personal and nursing care to older people and those living with dementia. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

Aaron Crest Care Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 66 people, with a current occupancy of 53 residents. The service supports older people and those living with dementia across two floors, with the dementia unit located on the ground floor. The home features spacious communal areas and visitor parking facilities.

Staff are appropriately skilled and experienced, with sufficient numbers to meet people's needs. Residents feel safe and well-supported, with one person commenting, "I don't worry about anything. The girls are straight there if I need them, but I'm ok.

" The home maintains appropriate safeguards to protect people's health and wellbeing. A recommendation was made regarding the recording of some medicines to strengthen existing practices.

Source: CQC inspection report, 18 April 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 66 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WN8 6AZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Rating report published 18 April 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 23 March 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 4 June 2019: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 4 June 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 4 June 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Aaron Crest Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Aaron Crest Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Aaron Crest Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Aaron Crest Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees