West Lancashire Short Break Services

CQC: Good Residential care home in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire

West Lancashire Short Break Services is a residential care home in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, run by Lancashire County Council. It is registered for 6 beds. The Care Quality Commission rated it Good on 4 September 2025. It is registered to care for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities.

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What the regulator found

The Care Quality Commission rated West Lancashire Short Break Services Good on 4 September 2025, from an assessment.

Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

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The registration

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 6
Run by: Lancashire County Council (23 homes)
Address: 7 School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Council: Lancashire
On the register: 14 years, since 6 January 2012
Last CQC check: 4 September 2025

Registered to care for

Learning disabilities
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Physical disabilities

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

Lancashire spent an average of £845 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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