Complex care in Kirkdale, Liverpool
Welcome to Kavanagh Place, where we provide nursing care for adults living with complex mental and physical health needs, typically arising from neurological conditions such as acquired brain injuries, dementia, or Huntington’s disease.
Located on Rumney Road in Kirkdale, Kavanagh Place features 40 bedrooms across four small, purpose-built units, creating a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to individual needs.
We’re dedicated to making every day better for the people we support, helping them lead meaningful lives and achieve their personal goals.
Our trained team provides high acuity, nurse-led care services, particularly for individuals with secondary diagnoses and co-morbidities, or those who’ve experienced previous failed placements.
Whether you’re a healthcare professional seeking a complex care placement, or you’re exploring care options for a loved one, view our services below or contact us to find out more.
Our care
Many of the people we support have co-occurring mental and physical health needs, including modified diets or PEG feeding, which we support as part of a joined-up, multidisciplinary approach.
Our team includes both General and Mental Health Nurses, allowing us to deliver integrated care that goes beyond what's available in mainstream or condition-specific services.
Registered with CQC for:
Caring for complex conditions:
Look around Kavanagh Place
Kavanagh Place has 40 bedrooms, each with an en-suite, across four units.
With this small group living, we’re able to provide a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to individual needs.
The home has communal dining and living spaces, an activities hub, therapy room, and large accessible garden.
Each unit has a sensory bathroom designed to provide a calming and relaxing experience, with a variety of accessible baths and showers for a range of mobility and sensory needs.
Kavanagh Place is near local amenities and transport links, helping people stay connected to the community.
Profile of need by unit
Abbey Road Unit (male-only)
Has complex mental health needs arising from a primary diagnosis such as personality disorders, schizophrenia, severe depression with psychotic features, or from a neurological condition such as dementia
Is a younger working-age adult
Displays behaviours of concern including moderate to high levels of verbal and/or physical aggression, emotional dysregulation, risk of self-harm, and suicidal ideation
May have a forensic background, with risk-related behaviours reduced or ceased, and may remain subject to legal restrictions
May have a history of alcohol or other substance misuse
Requires a community-based placement focused on stabilisation, risk reduction, and developing independence, with the potential to step down to a lower-acuity or less restrictive environment where appropriate
Matthew Street Unit
Has a primary diagnosis of advanced Huntington’s disease
Is a working-age adult
Presents with predominant physical health needs, with progressive physical deterioration and increasing dependency
Has cognitive impairment affecting memory, judgement, and awareness of risk
Presents with increased clinical and safety risks including infections, malnutrition, skin breakdown, and pressure ulcers
May have dysphagia, requiring modified diets, supervised mealtimes, and aspiration risk management
Has significant mobility impairment requiring full assistance, and may display chorea and rigidity
May require nursing and clinical interventions, including catheter and stoma care, and enteral feeding (including PEG)
May display low to moderate levels of behaviours of concern
Requires continuing care through to end of life, with support adapting as needs change
Penny Lane Unit
Has a primary dementia diagnosis, including alcohol-related, early-onset, frontotemporal, or vascular dementia
Is an older adult (65+)
Presents with co-occurring mental and physical health needs
Displays behaviours of concern including agitation, aggression, resistance to care, and verbal distress
Presents with increased clinical and safety risks including recurring falls and pressure ulcers
May have a forensic background, with risk-related behaviours reduced or ceased, and may remain subject to legal restrictions
May require nursing and clinical interventions, including catheter and stoma care, and enteral feeding
May have dysphagia, requiring modified diets, supervised mealtimes, and aspiration risk management
May require continuing care through to end of life
Strawberry Fields Unit
Has co-occurring complex mental and physical health needs requiring a high level of clinical nursing input
Is an older/older working-age adult (50+)
Displays moderate-high behaviours of concern, including aggression, emotional dysregulation, risk to self-hard, and suicidal ideation
May have a forensic background, with risk-related behaviours reduced or ceased, and may remain subject to legal restrictions
May have a mental health diagnosis including severe depression with psychotic features or personality disorder
May have a co-existing neurological diagnosis including dementia
May have one or more chronic conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, and epilepsy
Requires regular observations such as blood glucose, blood pressure, weight and nutrition, and respiratory function monitoring
Join our team and make a difference at Kavanagh Place
No matter who you are or what experience you have, there are many ways you can make a difference at Kavanagh Place.
The people who live in our home need care from a variety of people.
Our roles range from Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants to Housekeepers and Cooks, and every member of our team has a vital part to play.
We’re proud to be a National Living Wage employer, offering stable employment in an inclusive, values-led environment.
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Getting to Kavanagh Place
Directions to Kavanagh Place
Kavanagh Place is a short drive from the M58 and M62, and other major roads including the A565, A59, and A580.
It's 0.6 miles, or a three minute drive, from Goodison Park football ground, and 0.4 miles, or a two minute drive, from Kirkdale train station.
There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available in the surrounding area.
Public transport to Kavanagh Place
The home is a short walk from several bus stops.
Rumney Place bus stop in both directions (stop IDs: merdamda and merdamdg), which is accessed by bus 159.
Rumney Road bus stop (stop ID: merdamdm), which is accessed by buses 58, 58A, and 159.
Goofall Street bus stop (stop ID: merdamdj), which is accessed by buses 58, 58A, and 159.
There's also a train station in the local area.
Kirkdale - 0.4 miles away (nine minute walk or five minutes on the 159 bus).
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