Douglas Bank Nursing Home
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Douglas Bank Nursing Home is set in beautiful countryside with stunning views over Appley Bridge, a quaint canal-side Lancashire village. It is easily…
- Care home
- Douglas Bank Nursing Home
- Location
- Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN8 0SZ, Wigan, WN8 0SZ
- Care types
- Nursing, Residential, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 12 May 2023
- Beds
- 40
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01257 255823
- CQC location ID
- 1-118357766
Rated 3.4/5 from 16 Google reviews.
What families say
Families have had varying experiences at Douglas Bank Nursing Home, with some reporting excellent care and kindness from staff, while others have raised concerns about safety and communication. Some relatives have praised the home's welcoming atmosphere and the staff's ability to tailor care to individual needs,…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 4 March 2024.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Inadequate — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated August 2022).
- Got worse: Well-led (Requires improvement → Inadequate).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 11 September 2026.
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