Nazareth House - Lancaster

Care home in Lancaster, Lancashire

Operated by Nazareth Care Charitable Trust

CQC Good43 beds
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • 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).
AddressAshton Road, Lancaster, LA1 5AQ
Beds43

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About

Nazareth House – Lancaster is a 43-bed care home in Lancaster, Lancashire, run by the Sisters of Nazareth congregation. The home provides residential, nursing, dementia and palliative care for older people.

The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2023).

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 26 July 2023 · Last inspected 6 July 2023

People told inspectors they felt safe and trusted the staff and managers, and inspectors saw positive interactions between people, staff and management. Staff helped people reach healthcare professionals and specialist support, and people were supported to make their own choices as far as possible.

Strengths noted
  • Medicines were given as health professionals had prescribed.
  • Risks to people were identified, assessed and managed, and staff safety checks and safeguarding knowledge were in place.
  • People and relatives described the management team as approachable and spoke confidently about it.
  • Improvements had been made since the last inspection, and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations.
Areas to improve
  • Some medicinal cream use and stock holding practices needed attention, though these were addressed during the inspection.

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

GP surgery0.7 miles
A&E: Royal Lancaster Infirmary700 m
  • 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

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

307 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime30%
Anti-social behaviour24%
Shoplifting12%
Criminal damage & arson9%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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

What Lancashire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Nazareth House - Lancaster is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Lancaster Infirmary, 0.4 miles away. The local GP practice is QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Lancaster Infirmary · 0.4 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE · 0.7 mi

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

Community & connection in Lancaster

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

Charity

Garstang Memory Cafe

Memory cafes, also known as dementia cafes, provide safe spaces where people can go for a cup of tea and chat with experienced professionals or others affected by dementia. There are also games,…

7.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1196743)

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Part of Nazareth Care Charitable Trust

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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