Higher Bank
CQC: Inadequate Residential care home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Higher Bank is a residential care home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, run by Mr K and Mrs K Hunter and Mrs I Coughlin. It is registered for 22 beds. The Care Quality Commission rated it Inadequate on 15 October 2026.
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What the regulator found
The Care Quality Commission rated Higher Bank Inadequate on 15 October 2026, from an assessment.
Safe
Inadequate
Effective
Requires improvement
Caring
Requires improvement
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Inadequate
The registration
- Type
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 22
- Run by
- Mr K and Mrs K Hunter and Mrs I Coughlin
- Address
- off Adelaide Terrace, Blackburn, BB2 6EU
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- On the register
- 15 years, since 23 December 2010
- Last CQC check
- 15 October 2026
- Phone
- 01254582554
- Website
- www.blackburncarehomes.com
Registered to care for
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
From the public register, which we read every week. Registration means a home is allowed to operate and is inspected; it is not a recommendation. Visit, ask to see the most recent report, and ask about fees in writing. Where our data comes from
Blackburn with Darwen spent an average of £649 a week per resident on residential care for over-65s in 2024-25. That is a council average, not this home’s fee, and people paying for themselves are usually charged more. What every council pays
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