Riverside Rest Home
Care home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
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About
Riverside Rest Home is a 26-bed care home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, providing long-term and short-term care for older people and adults with learning difficulties. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
The home is situated in Lytham St Annes, within walking distance of local amenities and gardens.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 30 April 2021 · Last inspected 14 April 2021
Inspectors found that the home, which is registered to care for older people who may live with dementia, kept people safe, with staff trained in safeguarding and infection control and medicines handled carefully. Recruitment, risk assessment, staffing arrangements and the follow-up of incidents were all described as robust, and people had several ways to share their views with management. The main concern was the small laundry facility, which made it hard to follow good practice guidance, although the report found no sign that this had affected people's health or wellbeing.
- Safeguarding procedures are in place, and staff said they feel confident about how to act if they see abuse.
- Medicines are managed safely, and staff have their skills assessed in depth.
- Recruitment checks are thorough, and infection control training is completed and regularly refreshed.
- Management carries out extensive audits, giving ongoing oversight of the service.
- The laundry facility is small and made it difficult to follow good practice guidance, and inspectors made a recommendation about laundry services.
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.
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 850 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 SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
48 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
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 Lancashire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Riverside Rest Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 6.2 miles away. The local GP practice is HOLLAND HOUSE SURGERY, 0.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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