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Mother Red Caps HomeWirral

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Mother Red Caps Home

Lincoln Drive, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 7PL

01516395886

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

22 December 2023

Provider

Mother Redcaps Care Home Limited

Beds

51 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 82 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 53 are rated higher by CQC, 24 are the same and 5 are lower.

30 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 ImprovementApr 2015
Requires ImprovementMay 2017
GoodJun 2018
InadequateDec 2020
Requires ImprovementAug 2021
Requires ImprovementSept 2022
Requires ImprovementJan 2024

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2021. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Mother Redcaps Care Home Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

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.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
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 Mother Red Caps Home

Mother Red Caps Home is a nursing care home in Wirral, offering a place where residents and their families can feel genuinely supported. The team here understands how much it means to find somewhere that feels like more than just a care setting, and they work hard to create a warm, homely environment for everyone who lives there. For families beginning the search for the right care, Mother Red Caps Home is a place worth getting to know.

Mother Red Caps Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 51 people, including those living with dementia. At the time of inspection, 47 people were living in the home. While some refurbishment work had been completed, including newly refurbished bathrooms, the home required significant repairs throughout the building.

These included scraped doors and windows, worn flooring, and faulty radiators. The registered manager responded quickly to inspection findings, implementing improved cleaning schedules and repair audits by the second day of the visit.

Staffing levels were appropriately managed, though the home had relied on agency staff due to recruitment difficulties. Staff were actively recruiting permanent staff and arranging inductions. Quality and safety monitoring systems were in place but required further development to identify maintenance and cleaning issues.

The registered manager demonstrated openness to feedback and commitment to improvement. Staff understood safeguarding procedures and people were protected from abuse.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 January 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical 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: 51 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CH45 7PL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 17 January 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 December 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 26 August 2021: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 28 June 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 28 June 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Mother Red Caps 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 Mother Red Caps 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 Mother Red Caps 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 Mother Red Caps 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