Care group (brand)

Minster Care Group

CQC lists 66 care homes run by Minster Care Group, covering 9 regions of England. Good or Outstanding: 83% of 59 rated services, compared with 83% for like-for-like services in England.

66registered locations
83%of those rated are Good or Outstanding
0with an Outstanding rating
11ratings under 2 years old · 4+ years old: 34

Ratings across Minster Care Group's services

CQC area	Rated Outstanding	Rated Good	Rated Requires improvement	Rated Inadequate
All services	0	49	10	0
Safe	0	47	11	1
Effective	0	50	9	0
Caring	1	55	3	0
Responsive	1	49	9	0
Well-led	0	47	12	0

Services by current CQC rating; first service registered December 2010; total care home capacity 3,468 beds.

Companies registered under this brand: Minster Care Management Limited, Croftwood Care UK Limited, Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited, Minster Care Management No2 Limited, Alpha Care Management Services No. 3 Limited, Amicura Limited.

Where Minster Care Group operates and how it compares

0% of Minster Care Group's rated services are Outstanding, compared with 5% for the same mix of services across England. 17% are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (10 services), against 17% nationally.

Not yet rated by CQC: 7 of 66 services.

Its longest-registered service is Broadgate Care Home in Nottingham, registered with CQC in December 2010. The newest is The Rivers in Knottingley, registered in April 2026.

The council areas with the most Minster Care Group services are Wigan (9), Cheshire East (9) and Cheshire West and Chester (8), out of 31 in total.

Most recently, on 23 June 2026, The Laurels Residential Care Home was rated Requires improvement. That is one of 6 new ratings for the group in 12 months, with 1 up, 1 down and 0 first-time.

North West is where Minster Care Group has the most services. The regional split is North West (34 care homes), West Midlands (9 care homes), East Midlands (7 care homes) and London (4 care homes), plus 5 more regions.

Freeland House Nursing Home is Minster Care Group's largest care home at 111 beds and The Cedars Residential Care Home the smallest at 27. Across 66 homes the total is 3,468, or 53 per home.

How each service compares locally

How each service's CQC rating compares with all services of the same type in its council area.

Location	Current rating	Council	Good/Outstanding in the area	Recency vs area
Abbeywell Court	Good	Staffordshire	78% of 235	86% locally
Amberley House Care Home	Requires improvement	Cornwall	81% of 193	96% locally
Ancliffe Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	6% locally
Astbury Lodge Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	10% locally
Broadgate Care Home	Good	Nottinghamshire	84% of 254	76% locally
Cheaney Court Care Home	Good	North Northamptonshire	82% of 102	6% locally
Chestnut Lodge	Good	Ealing	86% of 35	29% locally
Croftwood	Good	Halton	75% of 24	17% locally
Crossways Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	47% locally
Diamond House	Requires improvement	Leicester	81% of 93	46% locally
Duncote Hall Nursing Home	Requires improvement	West Northamptonshire	67% of 92	26% locally
Eagle View Care Home	Not yet rated	North Yorkshire	86% of 180	–
Elm House Residential Care Home	Not yet rated	Cheshire East	77% of 96	–
Elm Lodge	Good	Ealing	86% of 35	46% locally
Falcon House Care Home	Requires improvement	Nottinghamshire	84% of 254	86% locally
Florence Grogan House Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	35% locally
Freeland House Nursing Home	Good	Oxfordshire	87% of 119	76% locally
Garswood House Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	15% locally
Gleavewood Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	72% locally
Golborne House Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	75% locally
Grays Court	Good	Thurrock	92% of 25	64% locally
Greenacres Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	13% locally
Grenville Court Care Home	Requires improvement	Norfolk	65% of 289	44% locally
Harmony House	Not yet rated	Warwickshire	80% of 158	–
Haslingden Hall and the Lodge	Good	Lancashire	83% of 388	54% locally
Hillcrest House	Requires improvement	Cornwall	81% of 193	47% locally
Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home	Requires improvement	Warrington	81% of 52	81% locally
Hourigan House Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	94% locally
Ingersley Court Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	38% locally
Jasmine Court	Good	Lancashire	83% of 388	47% locally
Karam Court Care Home	Good	Sandwell	73% of 79	38% locally
Kingfisher House	Not yet rated	North Tyneside	90% of 41	–
Lakelands Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	4% locally
Leycester House Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	14% locally
Littleport Grange	Good	Cambridgeshire	93% of 123	15% locally
Loxley Hall	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	65% locally
Lyndhurst Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	25% locally
Martin House	Good	Ealing	86% of 35	23% locally
Mowbray Nursing Home	Good	Worcestershire	87% of 156	28% locally
New Milton House Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	59% locally
Parklands Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	5% locally
River Brook Care Home	Good	Birmingham	77% of 252	52% locally
Roseway House	Not yet rated	South Tyneside	94% of 31	–
Rydal Care Home	Requires improvement	Darlington	86% of 29	62% locally
Saffron House	Requires improvement	Leicestershire	81% of 151	68% locally
Shaw Red Hill Care Centre	Good	Worcestershire	87% of 156	4% locally
Sovereign House	Good	Coventry	68% of 68	82% locally
Sycamore Lodge	Good	Ealing	86% of 35	31% locally
The Cedars Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	36% locally
The Elms Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	16% locally
The Glen Care Home	Good	Lancashire	83% of 388	85% locally
The Hawthorns	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	42% locally
The Lakes	Good	West Northamptonshire	67% of 92	49% locally
The Laurels Residential Care Home	Requires improvement	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	92% locally
The Meadows Care Home	Good	Suffolk	80% of 169	15% locally
The Rivers	Not yet rated	Wakefield	74% of 88	–
Thorley House Residential Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	17% locally
Three Elms	Good	Warrington	81% of 52	27% locally
Turnpike Court Residential Care Home	Good	Cheshire East	77% of 96	65% locally
Waterside Care Centre	Good	Worcestershire	87% of 156	67% locally
Wealstone Residential Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	42% locally
Westhaven Care Home	Not yet rated	Wirral	71% of 102	–
Westy Hall Residential Care Home	Good	Warrington	81% of 52	10% locally
Whetstone Hey Residential Home	Good	Cheshire West and Chester	74% of 72	18% locally
Woodlands Court Care Home	Good	Wigan	92% of 53	83% locally
Wordsley Hall	Good	Dudley	71% of 83	42% locally

Minster Care Group's care homes

East (4)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Grays Court	Grays, Thurrock	Good Rated Jun 2023	87
Grenville Court Care Home	Norwich, Norfolk	Requires improvement Rated May 2021	64
Littleport Grange	Ely, Cambridgeshire	Good Rated Feb 2018	80
The Meadows Care Home	Haverhill, Suffolk	Good Rated Jun 2019	55

East Midlands (7)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Broadgate Care Home	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Good Rated Nov 2025Inspected recently	40
Cheaney Court Care Home	Kettering, North Northamptonshire	Good Rated Mar 2018Previous provider's rating	65
Diamond House	Leicester	Requires improvement Rated May 2023	74
Duncote Hall Nursing Home	Towcester, West Northamptonshire	Requires improvement Rated Aug 2021	40
Falcon House Care Home	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Requires improvement Rated Mar 2026Inspected recently	46
Saffron House	Leicester, Leicestershire	Requires improvement Rated Dec 2024Inspected recently	48
The Lakes	Towcester, West Northamptonshire	Good Rated Mar 2023	47

London (4)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Chestnut Lodge	Ealing	Good Rated Mar 2023	64
Elm Lodge	Greenford, Ealing	Good Rated Apr 2024	75
Martin House	Southall, Ealing	Good Rated Oct 2022	75
Sycamore Lodge	Ealing	Good Rated Mar 2023	77

North East (3)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Kingfisher House	North Shields, North Tyneside	Not yet rated	58
Roseway House	Jarrow, South Tyneside	Not yet rated	50
Rydal Care Home	Darlington	Requires improvement Rated Jun 2023	60

North West (34)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Ancliffe Residential Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Aug 2018	40
Astbury Lodge Residential Care Home	Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Jan 2019Previous provider's rating	40
Croftwood	Runcorn, Halton	Good Rated Mar 2019	47
Crossways Residential Care Home	Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Apr 2022Previous provider's rating	39
Elm House Residential Care Home	Nantwich, Cheshire East	Not yet rated	60
Florence Grogan House Residential Care Home	Chester, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Dec 2020	40
Garswood House Residential Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Dec 2018	53
Gleavewood Residential Care Home	Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Dec 2023	32
Golborne House Residential Care Home	Warrington, Wigan	Good Rated Jan 2024	45
Greenacres Residential Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Nov 2018	40
Haslingden Hall and the Lodge	Rossendale, Lancashire	Good Rated Jun 2022	76
Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home	Warrington	Requires improvement Rated Jan 2026Inspected recently	40
Hourigan House Residential Care Home	Leigh, Wigan	Good Rated Feb 2026Inspected recently	40
Ingersley Court Residential Care Home	Macclesfield, Cheshire East	Good Rated Feb 2020	46
Jasmine Court	Chorley, Lancashire	Good Rated Oct 2021	66
Lakelands Residential Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Jul 2018	40
Leycester House Residential Care Home	Knutsford, Cheshire East	Good Rated Jan 2019Previous provider's rating	45
Loxley Hall	Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Jul 2023	40
Lyndhurst Residential Care Home	Leigh, Wigan	Good Rated Apr 2019	40
New Milton House Residential Care Home	Stoke On Trent, Cheshire East	Good Rated May 2023	39
Parklands Residential Care Home	Stockport, Cheshire East	Good Rated Jul 2018Previous provider's rating	40
The Cedars Residential Care Home	Crewe, Cheshire East	Good Rated Jan 2020	27
The Elms Residential Care Home	Crewe, Cheshire East	Good Rated Feb 2019	41
The Glen Care Home	Morecambe, Lancashire	Good Rated May 2025Inspected recently	85
The Hawthorns	Wilmslow, Cheshire East	Good Rated Apr 2021Previous provider's rating	39
The Laurels Residential Care Home	Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester	Requires improvement Rated Jun 2026Inspected recently	40
Thorley House Residential Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Dec 2018	40
Three Elms	Warrington	Good Rated Nov 2019	60
Turnpike Court Residential Care Home	Sandbach, Cheshire East	Good Rated Sep 2023	53
Wealstone Residential Home	Chester, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Sep 2021Previous provider's rating	42
Westhaven Care Home	Hoylake, Wirral	Not yet rated	52
Westy Hall Residential Care Home	Warrington	Good Rated Aug 2019	42
Whetstone Hey Residential Home	Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester	Good Rated Aug 2019Previous provider's rating	40
Woodlands Court Care Home	Wigan	Good Rated Aug 2025Inspected recently	40

South East (1)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Freeland House Nursing Home	Witney, Oxfordshire	Good Rated May 2024	111

South West (2)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Amberley House Care Home	Truro, Cornwall	Requires improvement Rated Jun 2026Inspected recently	35
Hillcrest House	Looe, Cornwall	Requires improvement Rated Oct 2022	75

West Midlands (9)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Abbeywell Court	Newcastle, Staffordshire	Good Rated Nov 2024Inspected recently	45
Harmony House	Nuneaton, Warwickshire	Not yet rated	57
Karam Court Care Home	Smethwick, Sandwell	Good Rated Oct 2019	51
Mowbray Nursing Home	Malvern, Worcestershire	Good Rated Nov 2019	39
River Brook Care Home	Birmingham	Good Rated May 2020Previous provider's rating	59
Shaw Red Hill Care Centre	Worcester, Worcestershire	Good Rated Mar 2018Previous provider's rating	90
Sovereign House	Coventry	Good Rated Sep 2025Inspected recently	60
Waterside Care Centre	Malvern, Worcestershire	Good Rated Jan 2024	47
Wordsley Hall	Stourport On Severn, Dudley	Good Rated Mar 2020	44

Yorkshire & Humberside (2)

Service	Town and council	Latest rating	Registered beds
Eagle View Care Home	Scarborough, North Yorkshire	Not yet rated	42
The Rivers	Knottingley, Wakefield	Not yet rated	59

CQC rates each service separately, not the group as a whole. Data: CQC register and published ratings, Oct 2026, used under OGL v3.0. Browse all care groups.

Questions about Minster Care Group

How many care services does Minster Care Group run?

CQC lists Minster Care Group as running 66 care homes across 9 regions of England, with 3,468 care home beds.

What ratings do Minster Care Group's services have?

Good or Outstanding: 83% of Minster Care Group's 59 rated services. Breakdown: 0 Outstanding, 49 Good, 10 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate. Always check the individual service.

Are Minster Care Group's ratings up to date?

11 were rated within two years; 34 have ratings over four years old, which may predate changes in management. How old care ratings are across England.

Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.