Care home · Wilmslow
The Hawthorns
Illustrative photo, not of The Hawthorns- Address
- The Hawthorns, Hawthorn Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5EJ
- Run by
- Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited (9 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 39 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2025 (1 year)
- Part of
- Minster Care Group
- Registered manager
- Marites Corker
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10265522)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-21881575826
An overview of The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns in Wilmslow is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (April 2021). Caring and Responsive were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wilmslow; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe65 of 97 in Cheshire East
- Effective81 of 97 in Cheshire East
- Caring4 of 97 in Cheshire East
- Responsive10 of 97 in Cheshire East
- Well-led69 of 97 in Cheshire East
As rated by CQC, published 22 April 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cheshire East share it.
The company behind The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns is run by Croftwood Care (cheshire) Limited (company 10265522), incorporated in 2016, 8 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 8 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Cheshire East.
It trades under the Minster Care Group brand, which covers 66 services run by 6 registered providers.
What it may cost
We estimate The Hawthorns 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Cheshire East Council for a free care needs assessment.
Ratings over time
- Jul 2019
- Apr 2020
- Dec 2020
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 1 August 2025 by Cheshire East. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Hawthorns"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Wilmslow West and Chorley
- Council
- Cheshire East Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tatton
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SK9 (12)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Wilmslow, 910 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Kenmore Medical Centre, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Superdrug, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Asda Express, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Little Lindow, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Café The Old Garages, 60 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Wilmslow United Reformed Church, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Library Wilmslow Library, 410 m (5 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The local picture
There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Long Stone Manor, 1.0 miles away.
15 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wilmslow West and Chorley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (3 min), a park (3 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Caring and Responsive are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Cheshire East, 4 of 97 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (4%), while 10 of 97 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (10%).
If you are considering it, read the Caring and Responsive section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
How long it has been running
Registered in June 2025, it has 1 year on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2019–2021), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 5 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.
The current rating was given to a previous provider; the present one has not yet been inspected here.
Family reviews
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How The Hawthorns compares
- Rated Good. Across Cheshire East, 77% of the 97 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2021) is more recent than 41% of care home ratings in Cheshire East.
- With 39 beds it is smaller than 66% of care homes in Cheshire East, where the typical home has 48.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 8% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Cheshire East lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Caring (4% of care homes in Cheshire East are also rated below Good here); Responsive (10% of care homes in Cheshire East are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Cheshire East as at Oct 2026.
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Questions about The Hawthorns
- Is The Hawthorns rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from The Hawthorns cost?
- No fee list from The Hawthorns has reached us. 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 runs The Hawthorns?
- CQC lists Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited as the provider responsible for The Hawthorns.
- How many residents can The Hawthorns take?
- CQC capacity for The Hawthorns: 39 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How recent is The Hawthorns's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 22 April 2021, 5 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is The Hawthorns registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- What type of care does The Hawthorns provide?
- CQC lists The Hawthorns under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Hawthorns a registered provider?
- The Hawthorns is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-21881575826) and was rated Good overall in April 2021.
- What is The Hawthorns's address?
- It is at The Hawthorns, Hawthorn Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5EJ.
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