Venturi Healthcare
Mother Red Caps Home
Care home in Wallasey, Wirral
Operated by Venturi Healthcare
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Mother Red Caps Home, operated by Venturi Healthcare, is a 51-bed care home in Wallasey, Wirral. It provides specialist nursing care for residents with serious mental health needs, including dementia care. The home also offers respite care for short-term stays ranging from a few days to eight weeks.
The Care Quality Commission rated Mother Red Caps Home as Requiring Improvement in 2024. The home was rated Good for Caring and Responsive, and Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 17 January 2024 · Last inspected 22 December 2023
Inspectors found that people and their relatives felt the home was safe, and that care records and risk assessments were tailored to each person's needs and preferences. Staff were knowledgeable, sought support from other health professionals where needed, and were described as approachable by people, relatives and staff. The home relied on agency staff regularly because of recruitment difficulties, although senior staff managed staffing levels and recruitment was under way.
- People and relatives said the service was safe, and staff understood how to report concerns about abuse.
- Care records were individualised, and risk assessments had been updated with guidance to reduce avoidable harm.
- Medicines were given safely, with staff training and audits of practice in place.
- The registered manager responded quickly to concerns about cleaning and repairs, and the home had refurbished some bathrooms.
- A high number of environmental repairs were needed, including to doors, windows, door frames, flooring and some radiators.
- Systems for monitoring quality and safety needed further review to address maintenance, repair and cleaning issues, and the refurbishment programme needed confirmed timescales.
- The home regularly used agency staff because of difficulties recruiting permanent staff.
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
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
310 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 Wirral council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £744 |
| 2025 | £793 |
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Local health safety net
Mother Red Caps Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 3 miles away. The local GP practice is EGREMONT MED CTR, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Wallasey
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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"
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…
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.
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.
Parkhaven Trust
The charity provides a range of services to support people through the provision of residential care, nursing, domiciliary care and daycare for older people and people with dementia and learning…
Part of Venturi Healthcare
Mother Red Caps Home is one of 6 homes run by Venturi Healthcare on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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