Fern Hill House Care Home
Care home in Bacup, Lancashire
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About
Fern Hill House Care Home is a 24-bed residential care home located in Bacup, Lancashire. It provides care for older adults, with a particular focus on supporting those living with dementia and frail elderly residents. The home operates 24-hour care and is part of the Diamond Care Home Group, which operates several homes across the North West.
The Care Quality Commission rated Fern Hill House as Requires Improvement in 2021. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led practices.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 8 April 2021 · Last inspected 17 March 2021
Inspectors found that improvements had been made since the previous inspection, but some new systems still needed time to become established and reliably effective. Residents appeared content, staff were described as supportive, and families said they were kept informed and included in decisions. The home was found clean, and the manager was working with partner professionals and the wider team to drive further improvement.
- Residents appeared calm and content, and inspectors saw staff treating them kindly.
- Medicines were generally stored and given safely, and the records were easy to follow.
- Staff had completed required safety training and understood when concerns needed passing on to other agencies.
- Relatives praised the care and support provided, particularly during the pandemic.
- Some fire safety work was still awaiting completion and sign-off from the fire safety officer.
- Quality monitoring, risk management and care planning checks had not yet become fully effective, including action plans, care records, equipment servicing and medicines audits.
- Records for applying creams, disposing of medicines and ordering medicines needed to be improved.
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Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 950 m away
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
139 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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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 Lancashire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Fern Hill House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Fairfield Hospital, 7.5 miles away. The local GP practice is IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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