Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind

Bosworth Place, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1SH

01253403091

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

15 January 2024

Provider

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

Beds

40 beds

Rating history

GoodJun 2016
GoodJan 2019
GoodJan 2024

Rated Good at every inspection 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 The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind 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 Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind

Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind is a residential care home in Blackpool, providing personal and nursing care to older people with sensory impairments and other support needs. Further details on how the service performs are set out in the CQC findings below.

Princess Alexandra Home for the Blind is a residential care home accommodating up to 40 people who require nursing or personal care. The service supports older people with sensory impairments, learning disabilities, or autism spectrum disorder. At the time of inspection, 32 people were using the service.

The home is committed to ensuring residents receive respect, equality, dignity, and choices while maintaining independence and good access to local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 January 2024

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleSensory impairments

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: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · FY4 1SH

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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 26 January 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 15 January 2024.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 26 January 2019: Good
CaringPublished 26 January 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 26 January 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind'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 Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind, 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 Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind, 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 Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind'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