• Care Home
  • Care home

Birch Abbey

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD (01704) 410010

Provided and run by:
DHCH14

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile

Report from 17 May 2024 assessment

On this page

Responsive

Good

9 April 2025

Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.

This service scored 68 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Person-centred Care

Score: 2

The provider did not always make sure people were at the centre of their care and treatment choices and they did not always work in partnership with people, to decide how to respond to any relevant changes in people’s needs. Staff did not always follow people’s care plans. For example, when reviewing incidents, we identified triggers for distressed behaviour had not always been eliminated, and de-escalation techniques were not consistently used . This meant people were not always supported in the most effective way.

Care provision, Integration and continuity

Score: 2

We did not look at Care provision, Integration and continuity during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Responsive.

Providing Information

Score: 3

We did not look at Providing Information during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Responsive.

Listening to and involving people

Score: 3

We did not look at Listening to and involving people during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Responsive.

Equity in access

Score: 3

The provider made sure that people could access the care, support and treatment they needed when they needed it. For example, referrals to specialist services such as speech and language therapy (SALT) and dieticians were made where appropriate when there was a change in people’s needs.

Equity in experiences and outcomes

Score: 3

We did not look at Equity in experiences and outcomes during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Responsive.

Planning for the future

Score: 3

We did not look at Planning for the future during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Responsive.