Nursing Homes in Birkenhead
Birkenhead has 8 CQC registered nursing homes. 5 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. 4 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Birkenhead at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Birkenhead, to help you judge the options below.
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £793 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
- Care home beds filled across Wirral: 90%. The 12 month average is 90%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 82
- People aged 75 and over: 37,800. Rising to 44,000 by 2035, up 16%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 4 closed. 5 changed owner, covering 326 beds.
- Who pays, across Wirral (estimate): 46% council, 29% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,900. Rising to 6,000 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 10,000. Rising to 14,100 by 2035, up 40%
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What Nursing Care in Birkenhead Involves and What to Look For
Nursing care differs from residential care in one decisive respect: a registered nurse is on duty at every hour of the day and night. That matters where there are wounds to dress, medicines given by injection, feeding tubes to manage, or a condition that can change between one shift and the next. Eight nursing homes match this search in Birkenhead, and what separates them shows up in clinical staffing far more than in furnishings.
Making Use of the Ratings
Windy Knowe Nursing Home, Lezayre Nursing Home, Dundoran Nursing and Residential Home, Norway Lodge Nursing Home and Court Nursing Home are rated Good, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Daleside Nursing Home, Evergreen Lodge and the Nazareth House home in Birkenhead currently carry Requires Improvement ratings, and in each case the report names precisely what inspectors found. That is not by itself a reason to rule a home out, but it does make the questions specific: what was found, what has changed since, and who is managing the home today.
What to Look For in Person
Visit around a mealtime, when a home is busiest and least able to present a tidied version of itself. Ask how many registered nurses are on duty on a day shift and on a night shift, and how much agency cover is relied on across a typical week. Ask how pressure care, pain relief and swallowing difficulties are managed, how quickly a doctor attends, and how families are told when something changes. Where a home has been rated poorly, ask to see evidence of what has changed rather than accepting an assurance that it has. A home under new leadership can improve quickly, but the proof should be in front of you rather than merely promised.
Getting an Assessment and Funding Nursing Care in Birkenhead
Assessments and Continuing Healthcare
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council is the authority responsible for carrying out the care needs assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. Where needs are primarily clinical rather than social, a separate assessment for continuing healthcare funding may apply, and that decision rests with the health service. Raise it explicitly, since it is not always mentioned unprompted and it changes the financial position entirely. A relative already providing care can request an assessment of their own needs at the same time.
What the Weekly Fee Covers
Nursing fees sit above residential rates because a registered nurse is on duty around the clock. A financial assessment takes account of savings, income and usually the value of a property, with those above the threshold paying the fee the home quotes and those below receiving a contribution at a rate the council sets. A separate nursing care contribution is paid by the health service towards the nursing element in most cases. Ask what falls outside the weekly figure, and ask how the fee would be reviewed if health needs increased further.
8 nursing homes in Birkenhead
- Daleside Nursing Home · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Requires improvement
- Windy Knowe Nursing Home · Oxton Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Good
- Lezayre Nursing Home · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Good
- Dundoran Nursing and Residential Home · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Good
- Evergreen Lodge · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Inadequate
- Nazareth House · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Requires improvement
- Norway Lodge Nursing Home · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Good
- Court Nursing Home · Birkenhead, Wirral · CQC Good
What care costs in Wirral, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North West figure, because too few Wirral homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. | £793 | £1,249 to £1,514 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Wirral homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £855 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Wirral homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533. | Not published separately | £1,372 to £1,648 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Wirral homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Evergreen Lodge, 3 June 2026, Inadequate
- Norway Lodge Nursing Home, 13 April 2026, Good
- Daleside Nursing Home, 16 December 2025, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Lezayre Nursing Home, 18 December 2018, Good
- Nazareth House - Birkenhead, 11 December 2019, Requires improvement
- Windy Knowe Nursing Home, 3 January 2020, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Birkenhead
How many nursing homes are there in Birkenhead?
Birkenhead has 8 CQC registered nursing homes: 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Birkenhead?
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £793 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Wirral homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Birkenhead were inspected most recently?
Evergreen Lodge (3 June 2026), Norway Lodge Nursing Home (13 April 2026) and Daleside Nursing Home (16 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.