Care home · Manchester
Brierfields
Illustrative photo, not of Brierfields- Address
- Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HB
- Run by
- Masterpalm Properties Limited (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 37 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Claire Ann Mills
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1988 (38 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02291784)
- Last CQC check
- 16 Feb 2022
- 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-125056308
About Brierfields
Brierfields in Manchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Masterpalm Properties Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2020). It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Failsworth; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Brierfields is run by Masterpalm Properties Limited (company 02291784), incorporated in 1988, 22 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 other residential care.
Masterpalm Properties Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Oldham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2016
- Apr 2017
- Dec 2017
- Jan 2019
- Feb 2020
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 16 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 21 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 16 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 8 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 14 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 November 2016
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 18 June 2026 by Oldham. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Brierfields"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Failsworth East
- Council
- Oldham Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- NHS planning area
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
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Around the building
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 23 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery 720 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy 740 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Park Westminster Road Park, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café RKids, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship 220 m (3 min walk)
- Library Failsworth Library, 850 m (11 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).
What it may cost
We estimate Brierfields 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.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Oldham Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Reading Brierfields's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Brierfields: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 33 of the 40 other care homes in Oldham that CQC has rated.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Firs Hall Care Home Limited, 0.7 miles away.
17 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Failsworth East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (9 min), a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (10 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The service is registered to provide personal care and accommodation for up to 37 people.
- The service had a screening process in place at the front door, for all visitors to the home.
- This included evidence of a recent negative lateral flow device (LFD) test and completion of a form stating they did not have COVID-19 symptoms.
- Professionals were asked to show evidence of their vaccination status via the NHS app or COVID pass.
Inspected 7 February 2022; report published 16 February 2022; supporting 37 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Brierfields has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Inadequate and improving to Inspected but not rated.
6 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.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 16 February 2022.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe32 of 41 in Oldham
- Effective38 of 41 in Oldham
- Caring40 of 41 in Oldham
- Responsive39 of 41 in Oldham
- Well-led34 of 41 in Oldham
From CQC's latest report, published 21 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Oldham share it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Brierfields on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
How Brierfields compares
- Rated Good. Across Oldham, 85% of the 41 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 32% of care home ratings in Oldham.
- With 37 beds it is larger than 67% of care homes in Oldham, where the typical home has 32.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 69% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Oldham lists 5.
Based on the CQC register for Oldham as at Oct 2026.
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Questions about Brierfields
- How did Brierfields score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from Brierfields cost?
- No fee list from Brierfields has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs Brierfields?
- Brierfields is run by Masterpalm Properties Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Brierfields take?
- Brierfields has 37 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- When was Brierfields last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 21 February 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Brierfields support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Is Brierfields regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Brierfields is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-125056308) and was rated Good overall in February 2020.
- Where is Brierfields?
- It is at Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HB.
- What type of care does Brierfields provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Brierfields how it would adapt if needs increase.
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