Headroomgate

Care home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

CQC Good19 beds
Address1 Oxford Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 2EA
Beds19

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About

Headroomgate is a care home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, providing residential care for 19 residents. The home is registered with the Care Quality Commission and was rated Good overall in its 2020 inspection, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 20 March 2020 · Last inspected 19 February 2020

Inspectors found that people felt safe with the staff team and that everyday risks were managed in ways that helped people stay as independent as possible. Staff were described as respectful, involving people and their families in care planning and in decisions about the home, and people said they enjoyed living there. The home was reported as clean, comfortable and suited to people's needs.

Strengths noted
  • Medicines were given as prescribed, and people were supported to see healthcare professionals promptly.
  • Staffing levels were sufficient, recruitment was thorough, and staff had the training and skills to provide good care.
  • People had enough food and drink, and staff understood their dietary and nutritional needs.
  • People were offered choice and control, and could remain at the home at the end of life with familiar people around them.
Areas to improve
  • Most, but not all, people and their families felt able to raise concerns or complaints.

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 February 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Blackpool Victoria Hospital4.4 miles
Pub or bar250 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 650 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

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseAmple
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

48 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime44%
Anti-social behaviour17%
Public order10%
Burglary6%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Lancashire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£771
2025£790

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Local health safety net

Headroomgate is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 4.4 miles away. The local GP practice is POPLAR HOUSE SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Blackpool Victoria Hospital · 4.4 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
POPLAR HOUSE SURGERY · 0.3 mi

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

Community & connection in Lytham St Annes

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

Charity

Blackpool Carers Centre Limited

Blackpool Carers Centre provides a wide range of professional services for family carers of all ages in Blackpool and the surrounding area.

5.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1114558)
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…

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

Hesketh Bank Christian Centre

Weekly public religious worship servicesEvangelistic eventsFinancial support to specified Christian charitiesWorking with young people and local schools to further knowledge of the Christian…

6.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1187821)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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