Bluebell Court Care Home

Ownership and company checks

Bluebell Court Care Home is run by Unity Homes Limited (company 02556536), incorporated in 1990, 27 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.

Its registered business activity is nursing care.

Unity Homes Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services across 5 council areas; 6 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

2 of its services are in Salford.

Bluebell Court Care Home over the years

CQC registration dates from July 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.

It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.

Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 27 March 2021.

Likely fees

We estimate Bluebell Court Care Home at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.

For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.

Salford Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

What the ratings tell you

For Bluebell Court Care Home, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Salford, 11 of 40 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (28%).

The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

Around Salford

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Willows, under 0.5 miles away.

20 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Broughton 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 pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (3 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.