The Cottage
- Care home
- 2 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2015
- Lymm, Warrington, North West
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
3 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
39 of 51
rated care homes in Warrington are rated Good, like this one.
The Cottage: inspection record
Rated Good in August 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 19 August 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
The cottage is a 4-bedroom care home, providing support and personal care for 2 people. It is in a semi-rural location and set within a shared courtyard with a large private garden. Each person living in the home has their own bedroom and share a communal lounge and kitchen area. The other 2 rooms within the home were used for the staff carrying out sleep in duties and an office.
What inspectors found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right support: People were supported in a kind and respectful way by their staff team. People or their advocate were involved in their care planning and people were supported to engage in activities to promote independence and prevent social isolation. Activities were tailored and adapted in line with people's assessed needs.
Care plans were reflective of people's needs and contained personalised information. Risk assessments were in place to ensure people were supported safely and any risk mitigated.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice
Right Care: Staff promoted equality and diversity in their support for people. Care was person centred. Staff knew the people they supported well and promoted independency were possible. The service had a consistent staff team with appropriately skilled staff to meet the needs of people and keep them safe.
Right Culture: All staff including the management team were aware of people's wishes, needs and support and ensured they were central to support provided. The service was always looking for new ways to improve the support they provided. New activities and social interactions were introduced at a steady pace to ensure people were planned and prepared for any changes.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 3 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Stephen Watson
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)2 inspection reports, latest 19 August 2023. The reports are on 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
- Bright Futures Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08157115 (opens Companies House)
Bright Futures Care Limited runs 21 services, all in the North West. 9 are rated Good or Outstanding and 12 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Bright Futures Care Limited
- O Riverside Point Outstanding. Care home, Warrington
- G Bridgewell House Good. Care home, Warrington
- G Lakenheath Good. Care home, Warrington
- G Regency Park Good. Care home, Halton
Getting help from Warrington 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 Warrington Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01925 443322
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Warrington Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Cottage provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists The Cottage as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does The Cottage have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 2 beds at The Cottage.
- When was The Cottage last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Cottage was published on 19 August 2023.
- Who runs The Cottage?
- The Cottage is run by Bright Futures Care Limited. It runs 21 services, all in the North West.
- What is The Cottage's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 19 August 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01925 756630
- Address
- Higher House Farm, Booths Lane, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0PF Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- – Cheshire Grange Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G Brookfield Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Statham Manor Care Home Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Keate House Residential Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Grappenhall Manor Care Home Good, 1.7 miles away