Care home
Birch Hall Care Centre
Care home in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Birch Hall Care Centre
Care home in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Operated by Grange Healthcare
About
Birch Hall Care Centre is an 80-bed care home in Darwen, North West England. The home is registered to provide personal care and nursing support for older adults. It was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2021, with Safe and Responsive services noted as requiring improvement, whilst Effective and Caring services were rated Good.
The home supports residents with tailored care plans developed to reflect individual needs and preferences. Each resident receives personal care alongside access to daily activities and community engagement.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected April 2025
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
182 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
What Blackburn with Darwen council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Birch Hall Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, 1.8 miles away. The local GP practice is HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY, 0.5 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Darwen
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Darwen Old Peoples Welfare Association
We provide for social activities, lunch time meals for over 50's, coffee bar, a day centre for elderly clients, suffering for incapacity and dementia and learning difficulties which provides,…
Age UK Blackburn with Darwen
We provide a range of services to older people, along with influencing activities including: an Advice & Information service, a range of activity programmes including social inclusion,…
Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service Ltd
Blackburn With Darwen Carers Service exists to provide a 'one stop shop' approach to offering information, advice and support to all unpaid carers within Blackburn With Darwen. The service aims to…
Carers Link - Lancashire
Carers Link Lancashire provides support and services to unpaid carers of all ages across East Lancashire-supporting and enabling them to continue to care for family members or friends who are ill,…
Beacon Dementia and Wellbeing
Delivery of craft-based activities to promote and support the development of new community relationships and wider community engagement; provision of education to raise awareness in Haslingden,…
Open Arms Hyndburn
We are a Christian charity dedicated to reducing loneliness and isolation by fostering meaningful connections and providing support in the borough of Hyndburn, Lancashire.We offer one-to-one…
Part of Grange Healthcare
Birch Hall Care Centre is one of 2 homes run by Grange 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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