Birch Abbey
Nursing home in Southport, registered for 60 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Requires improvement |
| Caring | Requires improvement |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 60
- Address
- 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, PR9 9HD
- Telephone
- 01704410010
- Website
- www.dovehavencarehomes.co.uk
- Registered provider
- DHCH14 Limited
- Registered manager
- Smalley, Rachel
- Registered since
- 2021-07-19
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Southport
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 60 beds it is larger than 71% of the 35 nursing homes in Sefton.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-10758956076- Regulator location ID
1-10758956076- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-04-09
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Mental Health
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Mental health conditions
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
DHCH14 Limited runs 22 services in the UK with 1,153 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 15 good
- 3 need improvement
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