Draycombe House

1 Draycombe Drive, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1LN

01524850008

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

22 August 2023

Provider

Ferncross Care LTD

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementSept 2015
GoodFeb 2017
GoodAug 2019
Requires ImprovementJun 2022
Requires ImprovementSept 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Ferncross Care LTD, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Requires Improvement.

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 Draycombe House

Draycombe House is a residential care home based in Lancashire, offering a familiar and homely setting for adults who need support with day-to-day life. The team here understands how important it is for families to feel confident and comfortable when choosing care for a loved one, and that sense of trust sits at the heart of what they do. Lancashire itself provides a warm community backdrop, with the kind of surroundings that can make settling into a new home feel a little easier.

Draycombe House provides accommodation and personal care to adults with learning disabilities, currently supporting 4 people in a adapted ground floor space. The service is registered to offer personal care to people in their own homes, though this was not being provided at the time of inspection. Inspectors found that while people felt safe, safety concerns existed.

Some risks had not been adequately assessed, and the registered manager had not ensured that necessary checks were completed on the safety of the premises and equipment, placing people at risk.

Source: CQC inspection report, 22 September 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder 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 without nursing; Domiciliary care service; Supported living service
Registered capacity: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LA3 1LN

Registered care categories

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

Rating report published 22 September 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 August 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 14 June 2022: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 14 June 2022: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Draycombe House'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 Draycombe House, 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 Draycombe House, 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 Draycombe House'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