Woolston Mead

4 Beach Lawn, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 8QA

01519283796

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

20 July 2023

Provider

Tulip Care Limited

Beds

28 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMay 2015
GoodOct 2015
InadequateApr 2017
InadequateOct 2017
Requires ImprovementMay 2018
GoodApr 2019
Requires ImprovementAug 2022
Requires ImprovementSept 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 8 times since 2015.

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 Tulip Care Limited 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.

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 Woolston Mead

Woolston Mead is a residential care home in Sefton, offering older adults a place where they can feel genuinely at home. The team there takes real pride in creating a warm, familiar environment where residents are treated as individuals, not just as people to be looked after. For families exploring care options in the area, it can be a comforting starting point to know that the home is committed to listening, learning, and continuously working to do right by the people in its care.

Woolston Mead is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 28 people, primarily older adults, some of whom live with dementia. At inspection, 24 people were using the service. Staff delivered care in a caring and patient manner, and people spoke positively about their experience, feeling comfortable with staff who knew them well and had developed positive relationships with them.

Inspectors identified areas for improvement, particularly around risk assessments and care plans that accurately reflected current needs, with special attention needed for new admissions and people returning from hospital. Some bedroom areas required enhanced cleanliness and decoration standards. The registered manager and provider demonstrated responsiveness to feedback and took immediate action to address identified issues, showing a commitment to delivering high quality care.

Governance systems were in place to monitor both the safety of the environment and quality of care delivery.

Source: CQC inspection report, 2 September 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 28 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · L22 8QA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 2 September 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 20 July 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 10 April 2019: Good
CaringPublished 10 April 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 10 April 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?
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 Woolston Mead'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 Woolston Mead, 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 Woolston Mead, 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 Woolston Mead'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