Duxbury House Residential Care Home

Duxbury House, 38 Sherbourne Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 2PW

01253440242

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

28 September 2021

Provider

Mr Vincent Fitzgerald and Miss Tiffany Webster

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodSept 2015
GoodDec 2017
GoodNov 2021

Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Mr Vincent Fitzgerald and Miss Tiffany Webster runs in England.

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 Duxbury House Residential Care Home

Duxbury House is a residential care home in Blackpool, providing personal care to adults living with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. The CQC's most recent findings on the home are set out below.

Duxbury House provides personal care to six adults living with learning disabilities and mental health conditions in a residential Blackpool setting. The home offers a lounge, dining room, and paved external areas where people can choose where to relax.

Staff demonstrated strong safeguarding awareness, with the registered manager completing risk assessments to guide safe support for each person. Residents felt safer with staff administering their medicines and confirmed they received them on time. The home was clean throughout with good stocks of PPE available for staff.

Source: CQC inspection report, 4 November 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesMental health

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
Registered capacity: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · FY1 2PW

Registered care categories

Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions.

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 4 November 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 28 September 2021.

Safe: Good
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: 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 Duxbury House 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 Duxbury House 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 Duxbury House 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 Duxbury House 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