Care home · Wigan
Westwood Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Westwood Lodge- Address
- Brookview, Helmsman Way, off Poolstock Lane, Wigan, WN3 5DJ
- Run by
- HC-One Limited (19 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 76 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- August 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Alison Eden
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07712656)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-11263733733
The service in brief
Westwood Lodge in Wigan is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by HC-One Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wigan; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
Registered in August 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
3 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 25 February 2023.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Ancliffe Residential Care Home, 0.7 miles away.
8 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Worsley Mesnes 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 pharmacy (5 min), a shop (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe48 of 53 in Wigan
- Effective48 of 53 in Wigan
- Caring48 of 53 in Wigan
- Responsive47 of 53 in Wigan
- Well-led44 of 53 in Wigan
CQC key question ratings, published 25 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wigan share it.
Ownership and company checks
Westwood Lodge is run by Hc-one Limited (company 07712656), incorporated in 2011, 10 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 nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
HC-One Limited runs 19 CQC-registered services across 12 council areas; 16 of the 19 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (84%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Wigan.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 623 services run by 76 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate Westwood Lodge at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wigan Council for a free care needs assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Jul 2016
- Aug 2017
- Nov 2018
- Dec 2019
- Jun 2021
- Mar 2022
- Oct 2022
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 19 October 2022
- CQC inspection report 9 March 2022
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 November 2025 by Wigan. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Westwood Lodge - HC-One"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Worsley Mesnes
- Council
- Wigan Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Makerfield
- Integrated care board
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WN3 (5)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Wigan North Western, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy Manor Pharmacy, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Shop PRM Poolstock, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Kipling Park, 850 m (11 min walk)
- Place of worship St James' Church, 400 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The inspection, summarised
- Systems in place helped safeguard people from the risk of abuse.
- Assessments of risk and safety and supporting measures in place minimised risks.
- We saw staff followed infection prevention and control guidance to minimise risks related to the spread of infection.
- Staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs and managers recruited staff safely.
Inspected 25 January 2023; report published 25 February 2023; supporting 76 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Westwood Lodge: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 43 of the 52 other care homes in Wigan that CQC has rated.
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Frequently asked about Westwood Lodge
- What type of care does Westwood Lodge provide?
- Westwood Lodge is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Westwood Lodge a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-11263733733 and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- What is Westwood Lodge's address?
- It is at Brookview, Helmsman Way, off Poolstock Lane, Wigan, WN3 5DJ.
- How recent is Westwood Lodge's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 25 February 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Westwood Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Who is the registered provider for Westwood Lodge?
- Westwood Lodge is run by HC-One Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Westwood Lodge have?
- CQC registers Westwood Lodge for 76 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Is Westwood Lodge rated well for safety?
- 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 Westwood Lodge charge?
- No fee list from Westwood Lodge has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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