Ash-lee
Morecambe, LA4 · 0.1 km · 10 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £1,110 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
CQC: Good
The Sands Care Home
390 Marine Road East, Morecambe, LA4 5AU
Nursing home · 97 beds · Sands Care Morecambe
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,114
- CQC rating
- Good
- June 2022
- Beds
- 97
- with nursing
- Family reviews
- None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
The typical nursing home in Lancashire
£1,114a week
About £57,902 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,227 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,344a week
A typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day
The care home costs less for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £872 a week less than two places.
See live-in carers near Morecambe
85 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Lancashire
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 The Sands Care Home
The Sands Care Home is a nursing home in Morecambe, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 97 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia and older people. It is run by Sands Care Morecambe, which operates 2 care homes in England. The home has been registered since March 2011.
At its latest inspection, published June 2022, the CQC rated The Sands Care Home Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
The Sands Care 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 The Sands Care Home include Ash-lee, Thornton Lodge Residential Care Home and Mayfair Residential Home Limited, 2 of which have 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
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Older people
Registration
- Provider
- Sands Care Morecambe Limited
- Registered with CQC
- March 2011
- Latest CQC rating
- Good (June 2022)
- Council area
- Lancashire
- Town
- Morecambe
The CQC inspection, explained
- Safe?
- Good
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Good
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Good
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The Sands Care Home is rated Good; inspectors found safe, kind care and better management, with minor gaps in medicine records and staffing pressure at times.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
The Sands Care 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
No reviews yet. If you know this home, yours would be the first and would help other families.
Common questions about The Sands Care Home
How much does The Sands Care Home cost?
The Sands Care 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 The Sands Care Home?
The Care Quality Commission rated The Sands Care Home Good in June 2022. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does The Sands Care Home provide nursing care?
Yes. The Sands Care Home is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.
Does The Sands Care Home offer dementia care?
Yes. The Sands Care Home is registered to care for people living with dementia.
How many residents does The Sands Care Home have?
The Sands Care Home is registered for up to 97 residents.
Care at home
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.
Ayoade A.
1 review
From £1,078 a week, 4 years caring
Based about 6 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Don M.
1 review
From £1,204 a week, 6 years caring
Based about 10 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Sheridan W.
1 review
From £1,610 a week, 23 years caring
Based about 14 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Tracy O.
1 review
From £1,260 a week, 25 years caring
Based about 23 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
“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.”
See live-in carers near LancashireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.
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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A carer moves in, so there is no move, no shared lounge and your own routine. Each carer’s profile shows their rate, experience and reviews, and you choose who to talk to.
85 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Lancashire
Live-in, a week
typically £1,050
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Thornton Lodge Residential Care Home
Morecambe, LA4 · 0.2 km · 36 beds
CQC: Good
ResidentialMorecambe Care
Fee not published
Area typical £1,110 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
Mayfair Residential Home Limited
Morecambe, LA4 · 0.3 km · 45 beds
CQC: Good
ResidentialMayfair Residential Home
Fee not published
Area typical £1,110 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week