Care home · Manchester
The Acres
Illustrative photo, not of The Acres- Address
- 10 Rush Acre Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3XW
- Run by
- Inspired 4 Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (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
- December 2018 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Liquidation, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts overdue, has insolvency history (Companies House 11404867)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Sep 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-6037749750
About The Acres
The Acres in Manchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Inspired 4 Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (February 2020). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Radcliffe; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate The Acres 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Bury Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
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 Hollybank Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (3 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
21 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Radcliffe West 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 shop (6 min), a park (3 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
How long it has been running
Registered in December 2018, it has 7 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2020), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 23 September 2020.
Who runs it
The Acres is run by Inspired 4 Care Ltd (company 11404867), incorporated in 2018.
At Companies House, the company is listed as liquidation, its accounts are overdue, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 1 active director and it has an insolvency history.
Rating history
- Feb 2020
- Sep 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 23 September 2020
- CQC inspection report 6 February 2020
Map and area details
- Ward
- Radcliffe West
- Council
- Bury Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury South
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M26 (8)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Tower Family Healthcare Spring Lane, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Asda, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
- Shop 500 m (6 min walk)
- Park 270 m (3 min walk)
- Café Cuppacino Bistro, 740 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Trinity Baptist Church, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Library Coronation Road Community Centre and Library, 670 m (8 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Key points from CQC's visit
- Systems to help minimise risk and keep people safe had been improved.
- A more robust pre-admissions assessment process had been introduced to help determine the suitability of placements at the home.
- People's individuals support needs were clearly planned for and communicated to staff so that a consistent approach was offered.
- Staff had a range of skills and experience in social, educational and special needs support.
Inspected 17 August 2020; report published 23 September 2020. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe1 of 50 in Bury
- Effective5 of 50 in Bury
- Caring1 of 50 in Bury
- Responsive3 of 50 in Bury
- Well-led11 of 50 in Bury
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 6 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bury share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Bury, 1 of 50 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (2%), while 5 of 50 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 1 of 50 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (2%), while 3 of 50 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (6%), while 11 of 50 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).
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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Where The Acres stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Bury, 86% of the 50 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 18% of care home ratings in Bury.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 87% of care homes in Bury, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 46% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bury lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (16% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here); Effective (10% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here); Caring (2% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here); Responsive (6% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here); Well-led (22% of care homes in Bury are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Bury as at Oct 2026.
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Questions about The Acres
- What services is The Acres registered for?
- Registration for The Acres covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is The Acres?
- It is at 10 Rush Acre Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3XW.
- Is The Acres regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- The Acres is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-6037749750) and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2020.
- Is The Acres registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was The Acres last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 6 February 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How many beds does The Acres have?
- The Acres can take up to 4 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs The Acres?
- The Acres is run by Inspired 4 Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from The Acres cost?
- We don't have published prices from The Acres 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.
- How did The Acres score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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