Damfield Gardens
Care home in Liverpool, Sefton
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About
Damfield Gardens is a 67-bed care home in Liverpool, Merseyside, providing residential care and respite support. The home is registered to care for older people, including those experiencing memory loss. Staff are available 24 hours a day.
The Care Quality Commission rated Damfield Gardens as Requires Improvement in 2022. The home was rated Good for Caring and Responsive, but Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 20 July 2022 · Last inspected 25 May 2022
Inspectors carried out a focused review of safe and well-led at this care home, which can house up to 67 people, some of whom live with dementia. People and families spoke positively about the care, and staff described feeling supported by the registered manager and knowing people's individual risks well. Inspectors observed enough staff overall, though some staff and people said staffing was low at busy times.
- People said they felt safe and could raise concerns with staff.
- Risks to people's health and wellbeing were assessed, and staff understood how to support them.
- The home was clean, staff were trained in infection prevention and control, and regular COVID-19 testing was in place.
- The registered manager had systems to learn from accidents, incidents and safeguarding concerns, and staff felt well supported.
- Record keeping for medicines and risk management needs improvement, and this has been raised at three consecutive inspections.
- Governance processes need improvement, though the registered manager and provider acted quickly on the issues found.
- Some staff and people reported low staffing levels during busy periods.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected March 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
502 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 |
What Sefton council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Damfield Gardens is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Aintree University Hospital, 3.1 miles away. The local GP practice is MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Liverpool
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton
Provide services and activities for older people.Campaigns with and advocates on behalf of older people.Supports the development of older peoples organisations.
South Central Community Transport Limited
The objects of the charity are:1. Community transport2. Provision of facilities for recreation, or other leisure time occupation and interests of Social Welfare or in pursuant of employment.
Age Concern Wirral
We provides support, services & activities to promote well-being and resilience of people in the local community, with a specific focus on people in later life. Our work includes information and…
Liverpool Community Transport Limited
L.C.T. is a not for profit organisation committed to provide a "Safe, Affordable, Reliable and Accessible transport and repair service to its City Wide Community Groups"
Sefton O.p.e.r.a.
Sefton O.P.E.R.A is a voluntary organisation working with older people in the community many experiencing dementia and Alzheimers often experiencing isolation our aim is to enable older people to…
Sefton Carers Centre
To support carers in the provision of centre based and outreach services eg.support groups,holistic care,advocacy,information data base,social events and welfare benefits advice.
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