Eachstep Blackburn

Infirmary Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3LP

01254266480

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

27 September 2024

Provider

Park Homes (UK) Limited

Beds

64 beds

About Eachstep Blackburn

Eachstep Blackburn is a nursing home in Blackburn with Darwen, offering care for people with nursing needs. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Eachstep Blackburn is a purpose built care home in central Blackburn providing residential and nursing care for up to 64 people, with single ensuite bedrooms across three floors. Inspectors carried out this assessment after concerns were raised about medicines management and record keeping. The CQC found the home had made significant improvements, and its overall rating has moved to good.

Some issues remained around medicines administration and care plan guidance, which the provider acted on promptly. People and relatives described staff as kind and attentive, feeling safe and well supported. Inspectors observed engaging activities and staff responding calmly and effectively when people became confused or distressed.

Source: CQC assessment, 5 December 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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: 64 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BB2 3LP

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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.

Assessment published 5 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 27 September 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 5 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 10 and 16 October 2024. Eachstep Blackburn is a purpose built care home located near the centre of Blackburn. The home provides residential, and nursing care up to a maximum of 64 people. Accommodation is provided over three floors and all bedrooms are single with an ensuite toilet and shower room. The assessment was carried out in response to concerns we had received from various sources, including healthcare professionals working with the service. We received concerns in relation to the management of people’s medical needs and record keeping. We assessed all the quality statements from the safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led key questions and found areas of good practice. The assessment of these 5 key questions indicated areas of improvement since the last inspection, our overall rating has changed to good. The service had made significant improvements. However, the provider needed to take, and took, immediate action to ensure robust procedures for the administration and management and storage of medicines were followed and all care plans guided staff on how to effectively support people.

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

Read Eachstep Blackburn'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 Eachstep Blackburn, 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 Eachstep Blackburn, 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 Eachstep Blackburn'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