Care home · Sale
Ferrol Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Ferrol Lodge- Address
- 49 Northenden Road, Sale, M33 2DL
- Run by
- Ferrol Lodge Care Home Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 23 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Francine Janet Piper
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10248611)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Jul 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Sale: Care homes in Sale (20) · Best rated care homes in Sale · Care homes for dementia care in Sale · Care homes for elderly care in Sale
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-3001064734
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Ferrol Lodge is based in Sale, run by Ferrol Lodge Care Home Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (July 2026). It is one of 20 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sale; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Ferrol Lodge is run by Ferrol Lodge Care Home Limited (company 10248611), incorporated in 2016.
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 residential care for older and disabled people.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score43 of 51 in Trafford
- Effective71% score47 of 51 in Trafford
- Caring75% score42 of 51 in Trafford
- Responsive75% score42 of 51 in Trafford
- Well-led68% score37 of 51 in Trafford
From CQC's latest report, published 27 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Trafford share it.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Ferrol Lodge is a well-established and caring service where a stable and experienced staff team supports people effectively.
- Staff knew people well, including their individual needs, preferences and risks, and delivered care in a kind, respectful and compassionate way.
- People and their relatives gave consistently positive feedback about the care provided and the relationships they had developed with staff.
- One relative reflected on the care provided to their family member at the end of their life and told us, "We were allowed to visit at any time and stay as long as we needed.
Inspected 17 November 2020; report published 22 December 2020. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 36 of the 50 other care homes in Trafford that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 68%, averaging 73% overall.
Ferrol Lodge over the years
Ferrol Lodge has been registered with CQC since October 2016, about 10 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 22 December 2020.
Likely fees
We estimate Ferrol Lodge 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.
With savings below £23,250, Trafford Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How the scores break down
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Ferrol Lodge scores 73%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes2 · Some shortfalls
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 68%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation2 · Some shortfalls
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 15 May 2026, published 27 July 2026, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2018
- Dec 2020
- Jul 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 22 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 16 January 2018
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 July 2026 by Trafford. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ferrol Lodge Care Home Ltd"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Sale Central
- Council
- Trafford Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M33 (20)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery The Surgery, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Nisa Local, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Worthington Park, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Café Cafe Bita, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St Anne's Parish Church, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Library Sale Library, 430 m (5 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.
Around Sale
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 Beckdale House, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 23 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sale Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least 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 (10 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Where Ferrol Lodge stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Trafford, 86% of the 51 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 92% of care home ratings in Trafford.
- With 23 beds it is smaller than 52% of care homes in Trafford, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 45% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Trafford lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Trafford as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Sale with recent ratings
- Amberley Care HomeJan 2025
- Mayfield Care HomeOct 2026
- HarboroNov 2025
Ferrol Lodge questions answered
- How recent is Ferrol Lodge's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 27 July 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Ferrol Lodge support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- What services is Ferrol Lodge registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Ferrol Lodge how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Ferrol Lodge a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-3001064734 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in July 2026.
- Where is Ferrol Lodge based?
- It is at 49 Northenden Road, Sale, M33 2DL.
- How did Ferrol Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Ferrol Lodge: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Ferrol Lodge cost?
- Ferrol Lodge'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). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who runs Ferrol Lodge?
- Ferrol Lodge is run by Ferrol Lodge Care Home Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How big is Ferrol Lodge?
- Ferrol Lodge is registered for up to 23 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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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.