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Care homes in Preston

There are 46 registered care homes in Preston, 16 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,544 registered beds, an average of 34 a home. 40 have a CQC rating, and 85% of those are Good or Outstanding (2 Outstanding). 6 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Preston 16Residential care homes in Preston 30Dementia care homes in Preston 27

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The homes

What Lancashire pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£845 a week£123 less than the middle council in England (£968), the 112th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,131 a week£46 more than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 58th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared