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Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury
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- 179 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NR
- Run by
- Prime Healthcare (Bury) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 32 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Victoria Bernadette Mcmahon
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06456344)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-119815378
Introducing Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury in Bury is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Prime Healthcare (Bury) Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2023). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 26 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bury; 22 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2015
- Mar 2018
- Jan 2021
- Jul 2022
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 9 July 2022
- CQC inspection report 15 January 2021
- CQC inspection report 9 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 10 April 2015
- Inspection report 15 October 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 14 April 2026 by Bury. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Abbeydale Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Bury West
- Council
- Bury Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury North
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BL8 (13)
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Close by
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bury, Bolton Street, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- GP surgery Hilton House Medical, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cohens Chemist, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Park 400 m (5 min walk)
- Café Bake n Butties, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship St Stephen, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Bury Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Who runs it
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is run by Prime Healthcare (bury) Limited (company 06456344), incorporated in 2007, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Systems and processes had been introduced for the reporting and recording of issues related to safeguarding, accidents and incidents.
- The new management team and wider staff group fully understood their individual and collective responsibilities in this area.
- People received their prescribed medicines when they needed them.
- The service worked in partnership with other professionals, and the community when able to do so.
Inspected 4 January 2023; report published 2 February 2023; supporting 32 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe40 of 50 in Bury
- Effective42 of 50 in Bury
- Caring46 of 50 in Bury
- Responsive45 of 50 in Bury
- Well-led11 of 50 in Bury
As rated by CQC, published 2 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bury share it.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Cameron House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bury West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Bury, 11 of 50 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Bury Council for a free care needs assessment.
History with CQC
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
3 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.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 2 February 2023.
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How Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury compares
- Rated Good. Across Bury, 86% of the 50 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 52% of care home ratings in Bury.
- With 32 beds it is larger than 54% of care homes in Bury, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 67% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bury lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (22% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Bury. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury
- Where is Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury?
- It is at 179 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NR.
- Is Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-119815378 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- What kind of care can Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury offer?
- Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Does Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury support people with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When was Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 2 February 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How big is Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury?
- Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is registered for up to 32 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury?
- Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is run by Prime Healthcare (Bury) Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What are Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury's fees?
- Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.