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Priory Park Care Home

Priory Crescent, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0AL

Goodpublished 23 February 2026, 6 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Priory Park Care Home on 13 January 2022. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Priory Park Care Home

5 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. January 2022Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. January 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not ratedEffective: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. December 2019Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  4. October 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. March 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  6. December 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. July 2020

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 July 2020.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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