Westwood Residential Care Home
Care home in Chorley, Lancashire
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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
Westwood Residential Care Home is a 20-bed care home located in Chorley, Lancashire. It provides 24-hour residential care for older adults, including long-term, short-term and respite placements. The home is situated in a quiet residential area with parks, the town centre and local amenities nearby, and has good access to bus and railway stations.
The Care Quality Commission rated Westwood as Requires Improvement in its 2024 inspection. 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 6 March 2024 · Last inspected 11 January 2024
Inspectors found that people felt safe and commented positively on the care they received. Staff were described as friendly, and inspectors observed a happy atmosphere with good interactions between people and staff. However, several safety, training and monitoring systems were found to need improvement, and the service remains rated requires improvement.
- People said they felt safe, and safeguarding was handled well, with the provider learning from incidents and concerns.
- Feedback on staffing levels was positive, and recruitment processes were found to be safe.
- Staff completed an induction and received solid day-to-day support from the management team.
- Feedback about the registered manager and the home's culture was good, and relatives and staff had regular chances to give their views.
- Systems for monitoring fire safety, health and safety, and infection prevention and control were not robust, and medication storage and recording need review.
- Staff training was not frequent enough, and training on individual needs, including mandatory learning disability training, was lacking.
- Dietary information in some care records was inconsistent, signage for people living with dementia could be better, and audits had not picked up issues found 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.
What's nearby
- Near a main road
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
406 recorded crimes in the local area (April 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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Westwood Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, 0.9 miles away. The local GP practice is GAB HEALTHCARE, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Chorley
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Regenerage
The charity operates across Lancashire providing support to people over 55 and their carers. Services include: Promoting Independent Living, Day and Community based Support for those with memory…
South Ribble Pensioners Association
. Social events: Coach trips, Drop in Centre for Information and refreshments. Respect the meeting of the youth of the community with the elderly.
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 Concern Wigan Borough
The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We…
Preston Community Transport Limited
Community Transport services including Dial a Bus, Dial a Ride, Shopmobility, Group Transport and driver training in Preston and surrounding areas of Lancashire
Eccleston Over 60's Club
Eccleston Over 60s Club provides activities for Over 60s at Bateman Hall, Eccleston.The Club meets on Tuesdays and members play dominoes and bingo. The Club also holds domino and bingo evenings…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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