Brookside Care Home food hygiene rating
Caring Premises · Chorley
Brookside Care Home holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 1 July 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
This sits in the middle for Chorley, where 1% of rated places score below 3 and 96% score 4 or 5. See all Chorley ratings →
Address: 722 Preston Road, Clayton-le-woods, Preston, PR5 8JP
How this rating has changed
Brookside Care Home has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 1 July 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2026 | 5 3 | Worse |
The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.
How it compares in Chorley
In Chorley, 87% of rated places manage a 5, so Brookside Care Home sits behind roughly 833 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 757 | 87% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 76 | 9% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 25 | 3% | ← Brookside Care Home | |
| 2 out of 5 | 2 | <1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 9 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 124 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Brookside Care Home none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to Brookside Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Nursing Home Caring Premises | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 27 October 2025 |
| Butty Fries Mobile caterer | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 18 September 2025 |
| China Box Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 9 May 2024 |
| Babybrook Nursery School Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 24 September 2025 |
| Cambian Red Rose School School/college/university | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 2 June 2025 |
| Estebans Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 21 August 2025 |
| Clayton Brook Primary School School/college/university | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 19 June 2026 |
| Bestway Warehouse Distributors/Transporters | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 8 May 2025 |
Questions about Brookside Care Home
What is Brookside Care Home's food hygiene rating?
Brookside Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Chorley Council on 1 July 2026.
Is Brookside Care Home safe to eat at?
A 3 means the care premises met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was Brookside Care Home last inspected?
Brookside Care Home was last inspected on 1 July 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Chorley Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Brookside Care Home?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Brookside Care Home compare to other places in Chorley?
87% of the 869 rated food businesses in Chorley hold the top rating of 5, while Brookside Care Home holds a 3. 25 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Chorley Council inspects Brookside Care Home and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
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Brookside Care Home is one of 27 rated food businesses in Clayton-le-Woods. See every hygiene rating in Clayton-le-Woods →
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