Care home · Manchester

Clare Mount

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 6 June 2025 Rating 1 year old
A carer talking with a resident in a care home room Illustrative photo, not of Clare Mount
Address
376-378, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2QQ
Run by
Rose Petals Health Care Ltd
Service
Nursing home
Beds
29 (registered with CQC)
Registered with CQC
December 2018 (7 years)
Registered manager
Lovely Puthanpurackal Devassy Shinu Clare Mathews
Company check
Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10961062)
Last CQC check
6 Jun 2025
Typical fees Estimated
£1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-6184206013

An overview of Clare Mount

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Clare Mount is based in Manchester, run by Rose Petals Health Care Ltd. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (June 2025). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Middleton; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Inspection findings in brief

  • Most of the people at the home were living with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
  • The home is registered to provide care for up to 29 people over 2 floors in one building.
  • We found the service was still in breach of 4 regulations and enough improvement had not been made.
  • People were supported by enough staff and people told us they felt safe and staff were kind and caring.

Inspected 11 January 2024; report published 13 February 2024. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Clare Mount over the years

Registered in December 2018, it has 7 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2020–2025), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.

Reports on record: 5, with the most recent dated 13 February 2024.

The registered provider

Clare Mount is run by Rose Petals Health Care Ltd (company 10961062), incorporated in 2017, 1 year 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.

Likely fees

We estimate Clare Mount 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.

If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.

With savings below £23,250, Rochdale Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Around Manchester

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Middleton, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (3 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).

2 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in North Middleton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a park (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeRequires improvement19 of 54 in Rochdale
  • EffectiveRequires improvement9 of 54 in Rochdale
  • CaringRequires improvement6 of 54 in Rochdale
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement6 of 54 in Rochdale
  • Well-ledInadequate2 of 54 in Rochdale

As rated by CQC, published 6 June 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Rochdale share it.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Jan 2020 Requires improvement
  2. Jan 2021 Good
  3. Jun 2022 Inadequate
  4. Jul 2022 Requires improvement
  5. Feb 2024 Requires improvement
  6. Oct 2024 Requires Improvement
  7. Today Rating 1 year old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 August 2026 by Rochdale. 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 "Clare Mount"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
North Middleton
Parliamentary constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in M24 (9)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Mills Hill, 1.7 km
  • GP surgery Durnford Medical Centre, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
  • Park Boarshaw Clough, 470 m (6 min walk)
  • Place of worship 1.1 km (13 min walk)
  • Library Middleton Library, 1.4 km (18 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

Registered specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Reading Clare Mount's CQC ratings

Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.

Across Rochdale, 19 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (35%), while 9 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (17%), while 6 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (11%), while 6 of 54 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (11%), while 2 of 54 rated care homes are Inadequate for Well-led (4%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

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Compared with other care homes locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Rochdale, 65% of the 54 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (June 2025) is more recent than 81% of care home ratings in Rochdale.
  • With 29 beds it is larger than 56% of care homes in Rochdale, where the typical home has 25.
  • Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 38% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Rochdale lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (37% of care homes in Rochdale are also rated below Good here); Effective (17% of care homes in Rochdale are also rated below Good here); Caring (11% of care homes in Rochdale are also rated below Good here); Responsive (11% of care homes in Rochdale are also rated below Good here); Well-led (39% of care homes in Rochdale are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Based on the CQC register for Rochdale as at Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Clare Mount

How much does Clare Mount charge?
Clare Mount's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 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.
Is Clare Mount rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Inadequate. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How many residents can Clare Mount take?
Clare Mount can take up to 29 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
Who is the registered provider for Clare Mount?
On CQC's register the provider is Rose Petals Health Care Ltd.
Can Clare Mount care for someone with dementia?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
When did CQC last rate Clare Mount?
Its current CQC rating dates from 6 June 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
What type of care does Clare Mount provide?
Clare Mount is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Where is Clare Mount?
It is at 376-378, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2QQ.
Is Clare Mount a registered provider?
It is. The CQC register records Clare Mount as a care home, location ID 1-6184206013 and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2025.

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