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Trafford Waters Care Home
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- Trafford Waters Care Home, 4 Bridgewater Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester, M41 7GG
- Run by
- Maricare Investments (Trafford) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 85 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2025 (1 year)
- Part of
- Tanglewood Care Homes
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15131226)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Jun 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-22155417405
Introducing Trafford Waters Care Home
Trafford Waters Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Manchester, run by Maricare Investments (Trafford) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (June 2026). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 14 CQC-registered care homes in and around Eccles; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Trafford, 7 of 51 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (14%), while 1 of 51 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (2%), while 2 of 51 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (4%), while 3 of 51 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (6%), while 7 of 51 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (14%).
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.
Track record
Trafford Waters Care Home has been registered with CQC since April 2025, about 1 year.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Requires improvement, in June 2026.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe7 of 51 in Trafford
- Effective1 of 51 in Trafford
- Caring2 of 51 in Trafford
- Responsive3 of 51 in Trafford
- Well-led7 of 51 in Trafford
From CQC's latest report, published 23 June 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Trafford share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Trafford Waters 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Trafford Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Barton Brook Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 23 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Lostock & Barton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (7 min), a park (5 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Trafford Waters Care Home
Trafford Waters Care Home is run by Maricare Investments (trafford) Limited (company 15131226), incorporated in 2023, 1 year 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 nursing care.
It trades under the Tanglewood Care Homes brand, which covers 20 services run by 13 registered providers.
Food safety inspection
Food hygiene status: awaiting inspection, from an inspection on 1 January 1901 by Trafford. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Trafford Waters Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Lostock & Barton
- Council
- Trafford Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M41 (16)
See the wider area · How to get there · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 34 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Patricroft, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- Pharmacy Asda, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Shop M&S Food, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Park Pocket Park, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Café Starbucks, 600 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saint's RC Church, 180 m (2 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What inspectors found
- Trafford Waters Care Home provides personal care to older adults, including people living with dementia.
- The service is registered to accommodate up to 85 people.
- The assessment was triggered by intelligence from the local authority about poor standards of care.
- People told us, “They are a bit short of staff, they are a bit thin on the ground at weekends, and I have to wait a bit longer.” Families told us, “It’s hard, the staff are lovely, but they aren’t experienced and haven’t many life skills.
Supporting 41 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
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Trafford Waters Care Home: common questions
- How many residents can Trafford Waters Care Home take?
- Trafford Waters Care Home can take up to 85 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Trafford Waters Care Home?
- CQC lists Maricare Investments (Trafford) Limited as the provider responsible for Trafford Waters Care Home.
- What are Trafford Waters Care Home's fees?
- Trafford Waters Care Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Trafford Waters Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- Where is Trafford Waters Care Home based?
- It is at Trafford Waters Care Home, 4 Bridgewater Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester, M41 7GG.
- Is Trafford Waters Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Trafford Waters Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-22155417405) and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2026.
- What type of care does Trafford Waters Care Home provide?
- CQC lists Trafford Waters Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Can Trafford Waters Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is Trafford Waters Care Home's CQC rating?
- 23 June 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
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