Garden Lodge Care Home

Middlemass Hey, Liverpool, Merseyside, L27 7AR

01514984776

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

1 November 2022

Provider

DHCH14 Limited

Beds

48 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 57 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 38 are the same and 18 are lower.

43 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

GoodMay 2016
GoodAug 2018
GoodNov 2022

Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by DHCH14 Limited, which runs 23 care homes in England: 1 rated Outstanding, 16 Good, 2 Requires Improvement, 1 Inadequate and 3 not yet rated.

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.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
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 Garden Lodge Care Home

Garden Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Liverpool, offering accommodation and personal care across two units. Further details from the Care Quality Commission's most recent inspection are set out below.

Garden Lodge provides accommodation and personal care for up to 48 people across two separate units, with 47 residents at the time of inspection. Staff demonstrated clear understanding of safeguarding procedures and could describe appropriate actions to take if they suspected harm or abuse. Environmental safety checks were robust and in place.

All residents spoken with reported feeling safe at the home, with adequate staffing levels ensuring timely responses to call bells. Health and wellbeing risks were appropriately assessed and regularly reviewed. Staff recruitment followed safe selection procedures, and medicines were managed appropriately.

Source: CQC inspection report, 18 November 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaMental 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.

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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: 48 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · L27 7AR

Registered care categories

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

Rating report published 18 November 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 November 2022.

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

Read Garden Lodge 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 Garden Lodge Care Home, 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 Garden Lodge Care Home, 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 Garden Lodge 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