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Rated:GoodNursing

Nazareth House - Lancaster

Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5AQ

0152432074

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

6 July 2023

Provider

Nazareth Care Charitable Trust

Beds

43 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 30 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 27 are the same and 3 are lower.

9 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 ImprovementJun 2016
GoodJan 2017
Requires ImprovementNov 2017
GoodJul 2018
Requires ImprovementNov 2021
GoodJul 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Nazareth Care Charitable Trust, which runs 9 care homes in England: 7 rated Good and 2 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.
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 Nazareth House - Lancaster

Nazareth House is a nursing care home in Lancaster, Lancashire, providing personal care and nursing support. Full details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

Nazareth House accommodates up to 43 people requiring personal care across four floors, with 39 residents living there at the time of inspection. Each person has a single room with en-suite facilities.

People received medicines as prescribed by healthcare professionals. Some practices around medicinal cream use and stock holding required minor adjustments, which were addressed during the inspection. Staff demonstrated competence with safeguarding processes and knew how to protect residents from abuse.

People were safe and protected from harm, with risks appropriately identified, assessed and managed. Appropriate safety checks had been completed for staff working with vulnerable people.

Source: CQC inspection report, 25 July 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.

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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: 43 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LA1 5AQ

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 25 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 6 July 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 25 July 2018: Good
CaringPublished 25 July 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 25 July 2018: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Nazareth House - Lancaster'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 Nazareth House - Lancaster, 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 Nazareth House - Lancaster, 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 Nazareth House - Lancaster'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