Swansea Terrace

108-114 Watery Lane, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 1AT

01772736689

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

21 July 2023

Provider

Flightcare Limited

Beds

44 beds

About Swansea Terrace

Swansea Terrace is a nursing care home in Lancashire, offering residential support to older people in a setting that aims to feel comfortable and familiar. Families looking into care options in the area will find a home with communal spaces designed to encourage a sense of community and connection. The team at Swansea Terrace understands how important it is for residents to feel at ease, and for families to feel confident in their loved one's new home.

Swansea Terrace accommodates up to 44 people in single bedrooms with partial ensuite facilities across ground and first floors, with communal areas and outdoor seating. At inspection, 36 people were resident in the home.

However, significant concerns were identified regarding safety. Assessed risks were not consistently managed, and alerts indicating missed repositioning support or insufficient fluid intake were not responded to. Medicine administration was unsafe, with stocks not properly monitored, leaving some people without adequate supplies.

Diabetes care was inconsistent, and staff lacked sufficient information to recognise blood sugar-related risks. Manager oversight of medicine records had not been safely maintained. People had not been adequately supported to drink enough throughout the day.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 March 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder 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: 44 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PR2 1AT

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 6 March 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 21 July 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 24 May 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 24 May 2019: 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 Swansea Terrace'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 Swansea Terrace, 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 Swansea Terrace, 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 Swansea Terrace'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