Halecroft Grange

Reading Halecroft Grange's CQC ratings

For Halecroft Grange, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 2 other areas are Good.

Across Trafford, 7 of 51 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (14%), while 6 of 51 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (12%), while 7 of 51 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (14%).

The report's Caring, Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.

The registered provider

Halecroft Grange is run by Care Uk Care Services Limited (company 02571516), incorporated in 1991, 33 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.

Care UK Care Services Limited runs 240 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 64 of the 71 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (90%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

2 of its services are in Trafford.

It trades under the Care UK brand, which covers 240 services run by 1 registered provider.

The local picture

There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Halecroft Grange, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (6 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).

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

It sits in Hale Barns & Timperley South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (2 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What it may cost

We estimate Halecroft Grange at £1,360–£1,660 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £71k–£86k.

Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Trafford Council after a needs and financial assessment.

How long it has been running

Halecroft Grange has been registered with CQC since October 2024, about 2 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Outstanding.

At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

The registered provider has changed since the last rating, so it reflects the old provider; the current one has not been inspected here yet.