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143 homes within 10 miles

There are 143 care homes within 10 miles of Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, nearest first. 101 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 23 offer nursing care and 40 dementia care. The closest, Queens Lodge Nursing Home, is 0.3 miles away; 13 are within 2 miles.

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Grove House Home for Older People

Care homes near Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital (143)

Nearest first · straight-line distance from the hospital

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About Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HH
Phone
Hospital phone: 01254 263555 Source
Urgent care
Accident and emergency (A&E) is listed for this hospital on the NHS website. Source

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
Good
Overall rating for this site, report published February 2019. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
62.5%
September 2026, 13,927 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Getting there and visiting

  • NHS patient transportNorth West Ambulance Service (NWAS) Patient Transport Service for Lancashire: freephone 0800 032 3240, landlines only. Source

Care homes near other hospitals

Questions about care homes near Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital

How many care homes are near Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital?

There are 143 care homes within 10 miles of Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital listed on AskBart, 48 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are Magdalene House (1.7 miles), Birch Hall Care Centre (1.8 miles), Northwood Nursing & Residential Care (2.1 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital?

Yes. 40 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is Sandybrook, 1.2 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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