County Homes
- Care home
- 81 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2024
- Oxton, Wirral, North West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
25 of 101
rated care homes in Wirral are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
County Homes: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in June 2022, down from Good.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| Well-led |
Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Upton Grange (Good, 1 mile away) and Woodheath Care Home (Good, 1.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Upton Grange Good, 1 mile away
- G Woodheath Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Windy Knowe Nursing Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Oxton Grange Care Home Good, 1.2 miles away
- RI Beechcroft Requires improvement, 1.3 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Inadequate on 24 June 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 24 June 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Sarah Stroud
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Bondcare Willington LimitedBrand: Bondcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 07737973 (opens Companies House)
Bondcare Willington Limited runs 9 services in England, 2 of them in the North West. 5 are rated Good or Outstanding and 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Bondcare Willington Limited
- G Allington House Good. Care home with nursing, Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- G Brancepeth Court Good. Care home with nursing, County Durham, North East
- G Clarendon Nursing Home Good. Care home with nursing, Croydon, London
- G Lumley Residential Home Good. Care home, County Durham, North East
Getting help from Wirral Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Wirral Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0151 606 2006, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Out-of-hours emergencies: 0151 677 6557
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does County Homes provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists County Homes as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does County Homes have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 81 beds at County Homes.
- When was County Homes last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for County Homes was published on 24 June 2022.
- Who runs County Homes?
- County Homes is run by Bondcare Willington Limited. It runs 9 services in England, 2 of them in the North West.
- What is County Homes's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 24 June 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 0151 604 0022
- Address
- 40 New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 5LE Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Upton Grange (Good, 1 mile away) and Woodheath Care Home (Good, 1.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Upton Grange Good, 1 mile away
- G Woodheath Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Windy Knowe Nursing Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Oxton Grange Care Home Good, 1.2 miles away
- RI Beechcroft Requires improvement, 1.3 miles away