Care home · Salford
Merrymeet Residential Care Home
Typical fee here £1,080–£1,330 a week Estimate
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- 5 & 7 Tootal Grove, Salford, M6 8DN
- Run by
- Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight
- Type of provider
- Independent (partnership)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 19 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- March 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Bradley Todd Rawlinson Mark Arthur Jones
- Last CQC check
- 16 Feb 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2466713843
Introducing Merrymeet Residential Care Home
Merrymeet Residential Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Salford, run by Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2019).
Past CQC ratings
- Apr 2017
- Oct 2019
- Feb 2021
- Oct 2026
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 16 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 9 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 6 April 2017
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 14 April 2026 by Salford. 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 "Merrymeet Residential Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Weaste & Seedley
- Council
- Salford City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salford
- Integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M6 (9)
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Close by
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Eccles, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- GP surgery The Willows Surgery, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Family Convenience Store, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Buile Hill Park, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Café Pavillion Cafe (Friends of Buile Hill Park), 850 m (11 min walk)
- Place of worship St James, Hope, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Library Hope Library, 680 m (9 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Merrymeet Residential Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 28 of the 39 other care homes in Salford that CQC has rated.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe31 of 40 in Salford
- Effective35 of 40 in Salford
- Caring38 of 40 in Salford
- Responsive35 of 40 in Salford
- Well-led29 of 40 in Salford
CQC key question ratings, published 9 October 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Salford share it.
What it may cost
We estimate Merrymeet Residential Care Home at £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £56k–£69k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Salford Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hope Manor Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
18 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Weaste & Seedley 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 GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- We visited Merrymeet Residential Care Home on 31 July and 12 August 2026 and contacted professionals for feedback after visiting the home.
- The home provides accommodation and support for up to 19 older and younger people living with complex needs, including dementia and mental health conditions.
- We undertook this comprehensive inspection due to the age of the rating.
- People told us staff were kind; people felt able to speak with them.
Inspected 26 January 2021; report published 16 February 2021; supporting 17 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
Merrymeet Residential Care Home is the only service its provider, Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
How long it has been running
Merrymeet Residential Care Home has been registered with CQC since March 2016, about 10 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 16 February 2021.
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Merrymeet Residential Care Home: common questions
- Which provider runs Merrymeet Residential Care Home?
- The registered provider is Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight, according to CQC.
- How big is Merrymeet Residential Care Home?
- Merrymeet Residential Care Home is registered for up to 19 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is Merrymeet Residential Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Merrymeet Residential Care Home: 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 Merrymeet Residential Care Home charge?
- No fee list from Merrymeet Residential Care Home has reached us. A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Merrymeet Residential Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Merrymeet Residential Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2466713843) and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
- What is Merrymeet Residential Care Home's address?
- It is at 5 & 7 Tootal Grove, Salford, M6 8DN.
- What kind of care can Merrymeet Residential Care Home offer?
- CQC lists Merrymeet Residential Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- When did CQC last rate Merrymeet Residential Care Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 9 October 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Can Merrymeet Residential Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
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