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Heightside House Nursing Home
Care home in Rossendale, Lancashire
Heightside House Nursing Home
Care home in Rossendale, Lancashire
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About
Heightside House Nursing Home is a 78-bed nursing home in Rossendale, Lancashire. The home is registered to provide nursing care and was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. The CQC found the home effective and caring, with good responsiveness to residents' needs, though safety and leadership were identified as requiring improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 2 November 2022 · Last inspected 30 September 2022
Inspectors found that people were supported to make their own choices and that risks to their health and wellbeing were well managed, with staffing judged adequate. Staff were safely recruited and understood how to protect people from harm, and people said they felt secure at the home. The report notes that leadership has improved under a new registered manager, but medicines handling and oversight fell short, and the service remains rated requires improvement.
- People's choices and independence are respected, and restrictions are kept to the minimum needed.
- Risks are well managed, accidents and incidents are handled appropriately, and safety checks of the buildings are carried out regularly.
- Staff are recruited safely, know how to spot and prevent abuse, and people said they rarely wait long for support.
- Leadership has improved under the new registered manager, the service works well with health and social care professionals, and feedback from people and staff is acted upon.
- Some medicines handling did not meet safe practice or national guidance.
- Staff sometimes did not use protective clothing correctly, which weakens protection against COVID-19 and cross-infection; inspectors made a recommendation on this.
- Audits by staff and managers missed many of the medicines problems inspectors found, and follow-through on problems that audits did flag was inconsistent.
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 June 2026
What's nearby
Straight-line distances. A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
86 recorded crimes in the local area (July 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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Heightside House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Fairfield Hospital, 7 miles away. The local GP practice is WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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