Moorland View Care Home

Moorland View, Exchange Street, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0DX

01254704611

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

8 March 2023

Provider

Boldlawn Limited

Beds

32 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 28 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 20 are the same and 8 are lower.

5 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

Requires ImprovementJan 2016
GoodMar 2017
Requires ImprovementOct 2019
Requires ImprovementFeb 2022
GoodMar 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2016.

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 Boldlawn Limited 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 Moorland View Care Home

Moorland View Care Home is a residential care home in Blackburn with Darwen, providing personal care for older people. Details of its most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Moorland View provides personal care for up to 32 older people across two floors with lift access. At inspection, 31 residents were living at the home. People receive safe care with adequate staffing to meet their support needs.

Staff are recruited safely and have completed safeguarding training, understanding how to respond if residents are at risk of abuse or harm. The home maintains high cleanliness standards with staff following proper infection control practices, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment. Staff manage medicines safely, though some minor improvements are needed to ensure medicine processes fully reflect best practice standards.

Source: CQC inspection report, 23 March 2023

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: 32 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BB3 0DX

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 23 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 8 March 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 16 October 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 16 October 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Moorland View 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 Moorland View Care 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 Moorland View Care 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 Moorland View 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