Nova Care Residential Home
18 Croston Road, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1EN
Residential care home · 16 beds · Nova Care (Residential)

- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,110
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement
- August 2023
- Beds
- 16
- residential
- Family reviews
- None yet
- be the first
Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
About £57,720 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,220 a week
The typical live-in carer near Lancashire, set by the carer
A similar price for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £865 a week less than two places.
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
About Nova Care Residential Home
Nova Care Residential Home is a residential care home in Preston, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 16 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Nova Care (Residential). The home has been registered since January 2025.
At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated Nova Care Residential Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Nova Care Residential Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Lancashire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 420 registered care homes in Lancashire. The nearest to Nova Care Residential Home include Cornmill Nursing and Residential Care Home, Meadow Croft Care Home and Meadow Croft Care Home, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Residential care
- Dementia care
- Older people
- Sensory impairment
Registration
- Provider
- Nova Care (Residential) Ltd
- Registered with CQC
- January 2025
- Latest CQC rating
- Requires improvement (August 2023)
- Council area
- Lancashire
- Town
- Preston
- Safe?
- Requires improvement
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Requires improvement
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Requires improvement
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Requires improvement
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The rating history and published reports for Nova Care Residential Home, with the newest report being read for a plain-English explanation. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Nova Care Residential Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Lancashire typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,050 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
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Common questions about Nova Care Residential Home
How much does Nova Care Residential Home cost?
Nova Care Residential Home has not published its fees. Care homes in Lancashire typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Nova Care Residential Home?
The Care Quality Commission rated Nova Care Residential Home Requires improvement in August 2023. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Nova Care Residential Home provide nursing care?
No. Nova Care Residential Home is registered as a care home without nursing. Staff provide personal care; visiting district nurses cover nursing needs.
Does Nova Care Residential Home offer dementia care?
Yes. Nova Care Residential Home is registered to care for people living with dementia.
How many residents does Nova Care Residential Home have?
Nova Care Residential Home is registered for up to 16 residents.
85 live-in carers within about an hour of Lancashire
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 78 can care for a couple. 11 years' experience on average.
“She understands the needs of an elderly person in the early stages of dementia and has treated my mother with great kindness and skill.”
“Thanks to Tracy, Dad was always immaculately dressed and clean, his meals were all home cooked and nutritionally well balanced and his home was always kept really clean and tidy.”
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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