Alma Green Residential Care Home

Alma Hill, Hall Green, UpHolland, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 0PA

01695622504

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

24 March 2021

Provider

Cranford Care Homes Limited

Beds

30 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 29 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 24 are the same and 5 are lower.

24 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementDec 2015
Requires ImprovementMay 2017
Requires ImprovementJul 2018
GoodAug 2019

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Cranford Care Homes Limited, which runs 3 care homes in England: 3 rated Good.

Average care home fees in the North West: £882 a week for residential care and £1,196 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Alma Green Residential Care Home

Alma Green Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Lancashire, providing accommodation and personal care support for older adults. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Alma Green Residential Care Home provides accommodation and personal care support for 27 residents, with 22 people living there at the time of inspection. The registered manager had ensured staff could access comprehensive training in infection control, with team members confirming they felt confident in the training and could apply best practice in their daily care delivery. The environment and equipment had been arranged to minimise infection risk and was maintained to a clean standard.

Source: CQC inspection report, 16 April 2021

Specialist Care

Older people

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.

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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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WN8 0PA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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 7 August 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 24 March 2021.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Alma Green Residential 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 Alma Green Residential Care Home, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Alma Green Residential Care Home, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Alma Green Residential 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