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Stocks Hall Nursing Home - SkelmersdaleLancashire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale

50C Whitemoss Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8BL

01695555234

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

17 January 2024

Provider

Stocks Hall Care Homes Limited

Beds

60 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 23 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 18 are rated higher by CQC, 4 are the same and 1 is lower.

3 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 ImprovementMar 2015
GoodApr 2016
GoodSept 2018
Requires ImprovementFeb 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024. 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

Run by Stocks Hall Care Homes Limited, which runs 6 care homes in England: 5 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 Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale

Stocks Hall Nursing Home in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, is a place where families can feel confident their loved ones are in caring, attentive hands. The team here understands how important it is to find the right home, and their focus on creating a warm, comfortable environment reflects that commitment. Whether you are just beginning your search or ready to take the next step, Stocks Hall aims to make that journey a little easier.

Stocks Hall Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 60 people, primarily older adults, those living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. The home is set over two floors with spacious communal areas, a car park, and a garden. At inspection, 48 people were using the service.

The home is clean and comfortable with enough safely recruited staff. Improvements were needed to manage certain health and wellbeing risks more effectively and to ensure medicines were managed safely.

People enjoyed the meals, with one relative commenting that "The meals are lovely. " The chef knew people's preferences and offered good choice, though some gaps existed in documenting nutritional needs. Staff completed regular training and knew people well, with one relative stating "It is very good care.

" Staff supported people to live healthy lives and helped them access wider healthcare services. People were protected from harm and the risk of mistakes being repeated.

Source: CQC inspection report, 29 February 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

Grounds

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: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WN8 8BL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; 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 29 February 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 17 January 2024.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 28 September 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 28 September 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 Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale'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 Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale, 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 Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale, 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 Stocks Hall Nursing Home - Skelmersdale'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