Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing

8 Meols Drive, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, CH47 4AQ

01516327010

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

24 March 2022

Provider

Mental Health Care (Hoylake) Limited

Beds

12 beds

About Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing

Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing is a nursing home in Wirral, providing care for people with mental health difficulties or learning disabilities, including autism. The CQC's most recent findings on this service are set out below.

The home provides nursing care for up to 12 people with mental health difficulties or learning disabilities, including autism. All 12 beds were occupied at the time of inspection.

The service had recently managed a COVID-19 outbreak involving both residents and staff. Staff worked closely with the Wirral Infection Control Team to follow national and local guidance, and the team visited on 9 March 2022 with no concerns about infection control management. Inspectors found the same, identifying robust infection control policies in place.

Source: CQC inspection report, 9 April 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesYounger 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 12 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CH47 4AQ

Registered care categories

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: Good.

Rating report published 27 September 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 24 March 2022.

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

Read Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing'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 Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing'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