Birchfield Residential Care Home

9a - 11 Gorse Road, Blackburn BB2 6LY
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9.6 43 Reviews
  • Birchfield Residential Care Home, Blackburn
Birchfield Residential Care Home in Blackburn is a family-run home delivering a high level of care at an affordable price.

Birchfield has received consistently good reports from the CQC and Blackburn with Darwen Council making it one of the top homes in the Blackburn with Darwen area.

The home actively encourages feedback from residents, relatives, staff and local professionals which it uses to ensure the home remains focused on offering the best service possible. Regular residents meetings encourage ideas for activities, days out and in house entertainment so the home has a full programme of activities with something to suit everybody.

Menus are continually adapted at residents' requests ensuring home-cooked food, using local produce, remains delicious, nutritious and interesting. The cooks know the residents' likes and dislikes as well as any dietary requirements enabling them to tailor meals to individual needs.

Birchfield offers short (respite) and long stay care and the home recommend a four week trial period to ensure new residents are happy with their choice.

The comfortable and spacious home, set in leafy grounds, provides a relaxing atmosphere. With quiet places to chat with friends and relatives whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea.

The home welcomes visitors at any time so please pop in, no appointment required, and take a look around.

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Care Provided by Birchfield Residential Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Younger Adults
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 24 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Alzheimer's
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Autism/ASD
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Independent Living Training
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Mark Taylor and Kirsty Taylor
  • Person in charge
  • Danielle Gillibrand (Registered Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • A full & personalised assessment prior to admission. Ages 65+.
    • Ages 50+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (20)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (7)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2024
    • Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Birchfield Residential Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care £750 – £900
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £800 – £950
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £750 – £900
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £800 – £950

  • Our fees depend on the room available and care needs required.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Birchfield Residential Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting

  • Visitors are welcome at any time.


  • Parking

  • Off road parking is available.


Birchfield Residential Care Home Reviews (43)

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9.6

Birchfield Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.630) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Birchfield Residential Care Home has 43 reviews.

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Review from Joan K (Resident) published on 19 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I like living here its lovely. Every morning when I come down stairs I always look in reception and think how lovely and clean the home is. I think this everyday. My daughter always comments on how clean it is too. I love the food its always good. I'm very happy with the care I receive from the staff,
management are lovely.

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Review from Lilly D (Resident) published on 19 January 2016
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I like everything about Birchfield Residential Care Home. The food is really good. I have made some really good friends since living here. The staff are good and meet my needs.

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Review from Pam C (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Just like to say a big thank you to the staff and chef for all their hard work on Christmas Day.


The family of residents were invited to join their relatives for Christmas dinner. Although I was eating Christmas dinner later with friends I had a lovely piece of salmon whilst my mum, ate her Christmas

dinner, which mum really enjoyed.


Happy New Year to all


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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.630)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.630) out of 10 for Birchfield Residential Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.830 for Birchfield Residential Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (79 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 94 Ratings = 4.83

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 4.8 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Birchfield Residential Care Home is based on 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.8

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 24 registered maximum number of service users is 4.8, which has been reached with 8 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 21 Mar 2023

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Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Requires improvement

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (1)

Jackie

Jackie Mcintyre-Briggs

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2022

Jackie joined our management team in December 2022 and has helped our manager, Becky, to push Birchfield forward gaining a ‘Good’ at the latest CQC inspection and Enhanced Gold rate from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s Quality Assurance Team.


Jackie has worked in a hospital setting (NHS) for 18 years and has always known her passion is working with the elderly.


She likes to spend time with her husband Sean and her children and grandson. She also enjoys socialising with her friends and travelling.