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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Beechcroft

62-64 Bidston Road, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 6UW
01516526715
Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

21 May 2024

Provider

Flightcare Limited

Beds

43 beds

About Beechcroft

Beechcroft is a nursing home in Wirral, providing nursing care and support to people with a range of needs. The findings below set out what CQC's most recent inspection found.

Beechcroft Nursing Home provides nursing care and support to people with a range of needs. The CQC rated the home as requires improvement overall, though no breaches of legal regulation were identified during the assessment.

Inspectors found people felt safe and were cared for by staff familiar with their needs, and medicines were given as prescribed. However, record keeping around care was inconsistent, some people were not familiar with their care plans or involved in reviewing them, and medicines management needed improvement. Staffing levels and cleanliness were satisfactory, and governance systems were effective at identifying issues.

Source: CQC assessment, 29 July 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

WiFiEn-suite RoomsWheelchair AccessibleActivities ProgrammeHairdresserLaundry ServiceDining RoomCommunal Lounge

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
43 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked
Registered · CH43 6UW

Registered care categories

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

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: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 29 July 2024. Assessment date recorded: 21 May 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 29 July 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

We assessed a total of 7 quality statements from the safe, effective and well-led key questions and found areas of good practice and some areas requiring improvement. The scores for these areas have been combined with scores based on the last key question ratings. Though the assessment of these 7 quality statements indicated areas of both requiring improvement and good practice, our overall rating remains ‘requires improvement.’ We did not find breaches of the legal regulation we did identify some areas for improvement. We were assured people were receiving the care and support they required, however, this was not always being recorded consistently in people’s records. People had care plans in place, but they did not always evidence people had been involved in their review. Some people told us they were unfamiliar with their plan of care. We identified some areas of medicines management required improvement; however, people told us they receive their medicines as prescribed and on time by staff who were trained. Any risks to people were adequately mitigated as governance systems and audits were effective in identifying and addressing areas for improvement. There were enough staff to ensure people’s safety and meet their needs. The service was clean and well maintained. People were supported to have choice and control and could give feedback on their care and support.

Safe
Good
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Requires Improvement
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

  • Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
  • Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
  • Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
  • Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

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

Read Beechcroft'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 Beechcroft, consider asking...

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

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Beechcroft, look out for...

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

Could the NHS fund Beechcroft'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.

Location

62-64 Bidston Road, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 6UW

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Beechcroft

CQC overall rating

Requires Improvement

Assessment date: 21 May 2024

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