England

Placeholder image for Merseyview Residential Home

Merseyview Residential HomeWirral

Illustrative image. Photographs of this home have not yet been added.

Rated:GoodResidential

Merseyview Residential Home

12 Penkett Road, New Brighton, Merseyside, CH45 7QN

01516303634

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

11 January 2022

Provider

Mrs Julie O'Rourke

Beds

12 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 79 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 49 are the same and 29 are lower.

69 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

GoodMar 2015
Requires ImprovementApr 2017
Requires ImprovementAug 2018
GoodSept 2019

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. CQC has rated this home 4 times 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 Mrs Julie O'Rourke runs in England.

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.

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 Merseyview Residential Home

Merseyview Residential Home is a residential care home in New Brighton, Wirral, providing personal care for older people. Full details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

This large Victorian property in New Brighton provides personal care accommodation for up to 12 people aged 65 and over. At inspection, 11 residents lived at the home. The service demonstrated strong infection control measures, including individual COVID-19 risk assessments tailored to each person's needs.

Staff communicated creatively with residents, using hand signals and maintaining physical distance where necessary. The home supported residents to maintain meaningful contact with family and friends through online video calling and supervised visits. One resident was enabled to see her grandchildren by arranging garden visits alongside indoor visits with nominated relatives.

A local health centre provided vaccinations and boosters on site, ensuring all residents and staff were fully protected. The home had experienced no COVID-19 cases among residents throughout the pandemic.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 January 2022

Specialist Care

Older 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.

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 12 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CH45 7QN

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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 14 September 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 11 January 2022.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Merseyview Residential 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 Merseyview Residential 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 Merseyview Residential 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 Merseyview Residential 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