Care home · Manchester
The Hamiltons Care Home
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- 350-352 Hamilton Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0BE
- Run by
- Hamiltons Care Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 18 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2018 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11169160)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Aug 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-6124328292
The Hamiltons Care Home at a glance
The Hamiltons Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Manchester, run by Hamiltons Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2025). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Atherton; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate The Hamiltons Care Home 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Wigan Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The local picture
There are 21 other care homes within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is 3L Care - Atherton, under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Atherton South & Lilford ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 (1 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (6 min), a park (4 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (1 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 3 overall ratings for it (2019–2025), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 18 November 2020.
The ratings in context
The Hamiltons Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 43 of the 52 other care homes in Wigan that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 66%, averaging 71% overall.
Detailed scores
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, The Hamiltons Care Home scores 71%.
Safe 66%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
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 outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- 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 71%
- 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 innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 22 May 2025, published 13 August 2025 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2019
- Nov 2020
- Aug 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 18 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2019
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 June 2026 by Wigan. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Hamiltons Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Atherton South & Lilford
- Council
- Wigan Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M46 (6)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Hag Fold, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Bee Fold Medical Centre, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Cohens Chemist, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Park Central Park, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Café Gorrello's Coffee House, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael & All Angels, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Library Atherton Library, 1.1 km (14 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.
What inspectors found
- The Hamilton’s Care Home provides accommodation and personal care for up to 18 older people, some of whom are living with dementia.
- As part of the assessment we spoke with the registered manager, a provider representative, 4 care staff, 10 people living at the home and 5 relatives.
- A fire risk assessment had been completed and recently updated due to concerns raised by the fire service who had served an enforcement notice due compartmentation in the loft area not being fit for purpose.
- One person said, “I feel safe because of the staff.
Inspected 6 November 2020; report published 18 November 2020; supporting 18 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The five key questions
- Safe66% score48 of 53 in Wigan
- Effective71% score48 of 53 in Wigan
- Caring70% score48 of 53 in Wigan
- Responsive75% score47 of 53 in Wigan
- Well-led71% score44 of 53 in Wigan
As rated by CQC, published 13 August 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wigan share it.
Registered specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
The company behind The Hamiltons Care Home
The Hamiltons Care Home is run by Hamiltons Care Limited (company 11169160), incorporated in 2018.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Wigan, 92% of the 53 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2025) is more recent than 85% of care home ratings in Wigan.
- With 18 beds it is smaller than 76% of care homes in Wigan, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 39% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wigan lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Wigan (Oct 2026).
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other care homes near Atherton with recent ratings
- Lang Riggs HouseAug 2026
- Orchid Woodlands Healthcare LtdDec 2025
The Hamiltons Care Home: common questions
- When was The Hamiltons Care Home last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 13 August 2025, 1 year ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is The Hamiltons Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is The Hamiltons Care Home a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-6124328292 and was rated Good overall in August 2025.
- What is The Hamiltons Care Home's address?
- It is at 350-352 Hamilton Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0BE.
- What kind of care can The Hamiltons Care Home offer?
- Registration for The Hamiltons Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How did The Hamiltons Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does The Hamiltons Care Home charge?
- We don't have published prices from The Hamiltons Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who is the registered provider for The Hamiltons Care Home?
- The Hamiltons Care Home is run by Hamiltons Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can The Hamiltons Care Home take?
- CQC registers The Hamiltons Care Home for 18 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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