Avalon Care Home
Residential care home in Southport, Sefton
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Avalon Care Home is a 26-bed home in Southport, Sefton, in North West England. Each resident has a person-centred care plan, drawn up with family and friends, that covers medical, spiritual, physical and emotional needs, along with personal likes, dislikes and religious preferences. The plan is reviewed as needs change. The home has a garden and an activities unit with a shop, table tennis and pool, and runs a weekly programme that includes visiting entertainers, baking, gardening and music. A minibus supports outings, and meals offer a choice each day. Residents can eat in the dining room or, if they prefer, in a quieter setting or their own room. Families are welcome at any time, day or night.
The Care Quality Commission rated Avalon Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 report. Its key questions were graded Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe care and well-led leadership. Sefton Council commissions services at the home, and external consultants carry out regular inspections.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 15 June 2023 · Last inspected 2 May 2023
Inspectors found that governance and quality checks had improved since the last visit, with clearer risk assessments, safer medication handling, and a cleaner, better-controlled home. Staff were described as caring and respectful of people's dignity and privacy, and people said they liked the registered manager. The home's layout, with a mix of younger people and people with a learning disability alongside other residents, was seen as limiting choice and control for some and making it hard for staff to meet everyone's needs.
- Risk assessments were clearly written and reviewed, and incident logs were improved.
- Medication was given safely by trained staff, and some people were supported to manage their own medicines.
- Infection prevention was improved, and the home was described as cleaner.
- Staff were described as very caring, and people were supported to have choice over food and to be supported in the least restrictive way.
- Some people said they could not always go out because of staffing levels.
- Some staff training records had gaps, linked to new staff starting.
- The home's mixed environment and wide range of service user groups made it difficult for staff to meet everyone's needs and limited opportunities for choice for younger people with a learning disability.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
346 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Sefton council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £750 |
| 2025 | £799 |
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Local health safety net
Avalon Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is GRANGE SURGERY, 0.3 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Southport
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Community Lives Matter
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Age UK Lancashire
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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