Dementia Care Home

Lyndhurst Care Home – Minster Care Group

College Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2RF

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
71/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”68%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds40
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia
  • Last inspected2019-04-03

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Visitors have commented that residents here seem well looked after. While every care home experience is personal, it's reassuring when people notice that kind of attentive care happening day to day.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness68
  • Activities & engagement60
  • Food quality60
  • Healthcare65
  • Management & leadership70
  • Resident happiness68
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-04-03

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for safety at the February 2021 inspection. No specific concerns were raised in the published findings. The inspection text does not detail staffing ratios, agency use, falls management, or medicines handling. A July 2023 monitoring review found nothing to prompt reassessment of the Good rating.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for effectiveness at the February 2021 inspection. The home lists dementia as a registered specialism, which means it has declared competence in this area to the regulator. The published report does not describe care plan content, GP access arrangements, dementia training programmes, or how food quality and choice are managed.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for caring at the February 2021 inspection. No specific observations of staff interactions, use of preferred names, or responses to distress are recorded in the published text. The monitoring review in July 2023 found no reason to change this rating.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for responsiveness at the February 2021 inspection. The published text does not describe the activity programme, individual engagement, or how the home meets the specific needs of people with advanced dementia who cannot join group sessions. The home's declared specialism in dementia care suggests some tailoring is intended.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for leadership at the February 2021 inspection. Two registered managers and a nominated individual are named on the registration record. The published inspection text does not describe the managers' day-to-day visibility, staff culture, governance processes, or how the home responds to complaints and incidents.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia. This mix of ages can create a varied community within the home. Lyndhurst includes dementia care as one of their specialisms. If your loved one is living with dementia, it's worth asking about their specific approach and what support they provide. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

71/ 100

DCC Family Score

Lyndhurst Residential Care Home scored Good across all five inspection domains, which is a positive baseline, but the published inspection text contains very limited specific detail, so most scores reflect a confirmed Good rating rather than rich observed evidence.

Homes in North West typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Visitors have commented that residents here seem well looked after. While every care home experience is personal, it's reassuring when people notice that kind of attentive care happening day to day.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

Sometimes the simple things — cleanliness, staff being there, residents looking content — tell you what you need to know.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Lyndhurst Residential Care Home on College Street in Leigh was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last inspection in February 2021. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence requiring a change to that rating. The home is registered for up to 40 people, including those living with dementia, and has a named management team in place. The main limitation here is that the published inspection text contains very little specific detail about what daily life actually looks like for your parent. A Good rating is meaningful, but it is now a few years old and the report does not describe staff interactions, food, activities, cleanliness, or night staffing in any concrete way. Before making a decision, visit in person, ideally unannounced or at a mealtime, and use the checklist questions in this report to fill the gaps the inspection could not.

The three questions to ask when you visit

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In Their Own Words

How Lyndhurst Care Home – Minster Care Group describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Lyndhurst Care Home – Minster Care Group says about itself

A clean, caring place where staff are always present

Dedicated residential home Support in Leigh

When you're looking for residential care in Leigh, you want to know the basics are right. Lyndhurst Residential Care Home provides care for adults of all ages, with staff who are consistently there when needed. People who've visited have noticed the home is kept clean and tidy, which matters when you're trusting somewhere with your loved one's daily care.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia. This mix of ages can create a varied community within the home.

    How they describe their dementia care

    Lyndhurst includes dementia care as one of their specialisms. If your loved one is living with dementia, it's worth asking about their specific approach and what support they provide.

    “Sometimes the simple things — cleanliness, staff being there, residents looking content — tell you what you need to know.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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