The Spinney Nursing Home

16 College Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 0PY

01695632771

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

9 September 2022

Provider

Caring Spinney Limited

Beds

35 beds

About The Spinney Nursing Home

The Spinney Nursing Home is a nursing care home in Lancashire, offering a reassuring environment where residents and their families can feel genuinely at ease. The dedicated team here understands how significant this decision is for families, and that commitment to thoughtful, personalised care runs throughout everything they do. With a welcoming atmosphere and a focus on comfort and dignity, The Spinney aims to feel less like a care setting and more like a true home.

The Spinney Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 35 people, including older adults, those living with dementia, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities. The home operates across three floors with communal areas, a garden, and parking. At inspection, 32 people were using the service.

Staff demonstrated good knowledge of people's needs and kept them safe through secure recruitment processes and adequate staffing levels. People felt safe and staff understood their safeguarding responsibilities. The home was run by a strong leadership team that assessed and managed risks effectively.

A relative commented, "Everywhere is clean and tidy, the food is fine, and they offer alternatives if the menu options aren't suitable. " Staff enjoyed their work and spoke highly of management.

The service supported people to have maximum choice and control over their lives, with staff adopting least restrictive practices in people's best interests. Inspectors made recommendations about medicine administration and infection prevention control procedures.

Source: CQC inspection report, 27 September 2022

Specialist Care

Older 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: 35 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WN8 0PY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; 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 27 September 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 9 September 2022.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 5 June 2021: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 5 June 2021: Good
ResponsivePublished 14 May 2020: Requires improvement
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read The Spinney Nursing 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 The Spinney Nursing Home, 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 The Spinney Nursing Home, 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 The Spinney Nursing 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