England

Larkhill HallLiverpool

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Larkhill Hall

236 Muirhead Avenue East, Liverpool, Merseyside, L11 1ER

01512260118

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

24 June 2024

Provider

Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited

Beds

66 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 70 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 47 are rated higher by CQC, 20 are the same and 3 are lower.

31 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMay 2017
Requires ImprovementMar 2018
GoodMar 2019
GoodJan 2021
Requires ImprovementDec 2022
Requires ImprovementSept 2023
Requires ImprovementSept 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2017.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited, which runs 19 care homes in England: 8 rated Good, 1 Requires Improvement and 10 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 Larkhill Hall

Larkhill Hall is a residential care home in Liverpool, providing accommodation and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent inspection of the service.

Larkhill Hall is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 66 people, including older people living with dementia. The CQC rated the service requires improvement overall, remaining in breach of regulations on safe care and treatment due to ongoing concerns about medicines management and some incomplete risk assessments. Inspectors did note improvements in staffing, learning culture and management oversight since the last inspection.

People living at the home said they felt safe and well cared for, and praised cleanliness and staff kindness. Governance had strengthened and an action plan was underway, but the service needed more time to show these improvements were fully embedded.

Source: CQC assessment, 6 September 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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: 66 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · L11 1ER

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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 6 September 2024. Assessment date recorded: 24 June 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 6 September 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Larkhill Hall is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 66 people. The service provides care to older people including those living with dementia. At our last inspection this service was rated requires improvement. We initiated this assessment on 6 August 2024. The assessment was prompted by a review of information we held about the service since the last inspection and to follow up a warning notice we issued as part of our enforcement process. Following this assessment the service remains requires improvement. We identified some improved practice around staffing, learning culture and management oversight. Staff told us they felt the home had improved since the last inspection, and people we spoke with told us they felt safe. However we found concerns around the management of people's medicines and some people's risk assessments which resulted in the service remaining in breach of safe care and treatment. Governance systems had improved and the provider was working towards a detailed action plan. The service needed time to demonstrate that improvements had become embedded over time.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: 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?
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 Larkhill Hall'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 Larkhill Hall, 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 Larkhill Hall, 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 Larkhill Hall'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