Birch Abbey
Nursing home in Southport, registered for 60 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Last inspected about a year ago
Published 2025-04-09
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 34 nursing homes in Sefton.
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 23 services in the UK with 1,183 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 16 good
- 2 need improvement
- 1 poor
Other nursing homes in Sefton
-
Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
-
Good Last inspected about a year ago
-
Good Last inspected about a year ago
-
Millbrook House
Run by DHCH14 Limited
Good Last inspected about 3 years ago -
Good Inspected within the last year
-
Dale Park
Run by HC-One Limited
Good Last inspected about 3 years ago -
Good Last inspected about 6 years ago
-
Good Last inspected about a year ago
Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.