Care home · Manchester
3L Care - Atherton
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- Bee Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0BL
- Run by
- 3L Care Limited (3 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- July 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Sian Marie Kirkpatrick
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07174346)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Nov 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4094343611
Introducing 3L Care - Atherton
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, 3L Care - Atherton is based in Manchester, run by 3L Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (September 2018). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Atherton; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What inspectors found
- 3L Care Atherton provides nursing care for people with complex health needs, acquired brain injury and associated physical and learning disabilities.
- The home is registered to provide care and support for up to nine people.
- The service followed safe admission processes that protected people and staff from the potential spread of Covid-19 within the home.
- Further information is in the detailed findings below. 3 3L Care - Atherton Inspection report 17 November 2020 The five questions we ask about services and what we found We always ask the following five questions of services.
Inspected 28 October 2020; report published 18 November 2020. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The ratings in context
3L Care - Atherton has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 43 of the 52 other care homes in Wigan that CQC has rated.
Likely fees
We estimate 3L Care - Atherton at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
With savings below £23,250, Wigan Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Manchester
There are 21 other care homes within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Hamiltons Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (2 of the nearest 25); children (2 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Atherton South & Lilford ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a shop (7 min), a park (3 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe48 of 53 in Wigan
- Effective48 of 53 in Wigan
- Caring48 of 53 in Wigan
- Responsive47 of 53 in Wigan
- Well-led44 of 53 in Wigan
From CQC's latest report, published 21 September 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wigan share it.
The company behind 3L Care - Atherton
3L Care - Atherton is run by 3l Care Limited (company 07174346), incorporated in 2010, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
3L Care Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3L Care - Atherton over the years
3L Care - Atherton has been registered with CQC since July 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
8 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 18 November 2020.
Past CQC ratings
- Sep 2018
- Nov 2020
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 18 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 21 September 2018
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 30 July 2025 by Wigan. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "3L Care Atherton"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Atherton South & Lilford
- Council
- Wigan Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M46 (6)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Hag Fold, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Bee Fold Medical Centre, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cohens Chemist, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Park Central Park, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Café Gorrello's Coffee House, 520 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Richards RC Church, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Library Atherton Library, 1000 m (12 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed 3L Care - Atherton on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Where 3L Care - Atherton stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Wigan, 92% of the 53 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2018) is more recent than 9% of care home ratings in Wigan.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 88% of care homes in Wigan, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wigan lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Wigan, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Atherton, rated recently
- Lang Riggs HouseAug 2026
- The Hamiltons Care HomeAug 2025
- Orchid Woodlands Healthcare LtdDec 2025
Frequently asked about 3L Care - Atherton
- What kind of care can 3L Care - Atherton offer?
- 3L Care - Atherton is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is 3L Care - Atherton's address?
- It is at Bee Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0BL.
- Is 3L Care - Atherton regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- 3L Care - Atherton is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-4094343611) and was rated Good overall in September 2018.
- Can 3L Care - Atherton care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When did CQC last rate 3L Care - Atherton?
- 21 September 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many residents can 3L Care - Atherton take?
- CQC registers 3L Care - Atherton for 10 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs 3L Care - Atherton?
- The registered provider is 3L Care Limited, according to CQC.
- How much does 3L Care - Atherton charge?
- 3L Care - Atherton has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is 3L Care - Atherton rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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