Care home

Elm House Nursing Home

Care home in Southport, Sefton

Elm House Nursing Home

Care home in Southport, Sefton

Operated by Premcard

CQC Good32 beds
NeighbourhoodWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address43 Cambridge Road, Southport, PR9 9PR
Beds32

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About

Elm House Nursing Home is a 32-bed nursing home in Southport, Merseyside. It is registered to provide nursing care and was rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission in 2024, with Good ratings for Safety, Effectiveness, Caring and Responsiveness. The home's Well-led rating was Requires Improvement.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 10 January 2024 · Last inspected 5 December 2023

Inspectors found the home offers a warm, close-knit atmosphere, with many long-standing staff who know the people they support well. People were supported to make their own choices, and staff acted in line with the Mental Capacity Act. The home was rated Good overall, though inspectors identified areas where safety checks, care planning and management oversight need to improve.

Strengths noted
  • Safeguarding policies and processes were effective, and people were protected from avoidable harm and abuse.
  • Staff recruitment was carried out safely, and staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs in a timely way.
  • Many staff have worked at the home for a long time and are familiar with people's needs; people and staff described the home as close and family-like.
  • People were supported to have choice and control over their lives, with the least restrictive approach used in line with the Mental Capacity Act.
Areas to improve
  • Some environmental safety checks, including fire safety and window restrictor checks, were overdue.
  • Some care plans needed more detail to give staff specific guidance.
  • Systems for analysing risks to spot trends or patterns, and for managing risks to the quality of the service, needed strengthening.

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.

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
A&E: Southport and Formby District General Hospital1.9 miles
  • 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.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAmple
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

346 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime38%
Anti-social behaviour16%
Drugs10%
Public order10%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees 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

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Sefton pays care homes.
YearCouncil 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

Elm House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Southport and Formby District General Hospital · 1.9 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.5 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Southport

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Southport U3a

The charitable purpose of the u3a is the advancement of education and, in particular,the education of older people and those who have retired from full time work, by all means' including…

1.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1164448)
Charity

Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure

Welcoming facility providing a Luncheon Club 5 days a week with a delivery service to the housebound.Range of weekly activities focussing on Health, Wellbeing & Learning as well as Social…

3.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1129183)
Charity

Formby and Southport District Community Transport Association

Formby CTA is a community transport group which operates under Section 19. It has one minibus which has wheelchair access. The bus opens up opportunities for many individuals or groups who would…

6.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1029590)
Charity

The Formby Befriending Scheme

Aims to relieve the needs and social isolation of elderly people living in Formby, Hightown and Ince Blundell areas of Sefton, Merseyside by offering companionship and support. A volunteer visits…

6.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1171771)
Charity

Community Lives Matter

We deal with the specific needs found in our local community. We run activities for those who are lonely, elderly, or otherwise vulnerable. We provide services for people with dementia and their…

7.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1189401)
Charity

Age UK Lancashire

We aim to make a positive difference to the lives of all older people in Lancashire, to make later life a more fulfilling and enjoyable experience. We provide effective services to meet locally…

7.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1142294)

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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