Rathmore Care Home
Residential care home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
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About
Rathmore Care Home is a residential care home with eight registered beds in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. The home occupies a property with a long history and character, and it has been part of the town's community for many years. Shops, cafés, restaurants and local attractions are a short walk away, and St Annes-on-the-Sea Railway Station is only a few minutes on foot, which makes the home easier for family and friends to visit.
The Care Quality Commission rates the home Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in 2023. Its key-question grades are Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe care and for well-led care.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 29 August 2023 · Last inspected 25 May 2023
Inspectors found that Rathmore Care Home, which supports up to eight older people, now requires improvement, down from good at its last inspection. The report says people were supported to keep choice and control, with care given in their best interests and in the least restrictive way, and that the home was clean and well kept. Inspectors raised concerns about staffing, training, risk management and how the provider checks on the quality of the service.
- New staff were recruited through safe checks.
- The home was clean and well maintained.
- People were supported to make their own choices, and policies backed this approach.
- The service worked with other agencies and responded to feedback.
- Staffing levels were not assessed in a systematic way.
- Staff had not received practical training, and risks were not always managed safely.
- Quality checks were not run effectively, no feedback meetings had been held with staff, people or relatives, and some care practices were not person-centred.
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.
Care provided
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 400 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 FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
48 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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Rathmore Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 4.7 miles away. The local GP practice is POPLAR HOUSE SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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