Care home · Manchester
Wolsey House
Illustrative photo, not of Wolsey House- Address
- 9a Cromwell Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0QT
- Run by
- Heathcotes Care Limited (53 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (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
- November 2018 (7 years)
- Part of
- Ivolve Group Limited
- Registered manager
- Kurtis Reginald Steele
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05232834)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-5112450248
Wolsey House at a glance
Wolsey House in Manchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Heathcotes Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2022). It is one of 14 CQC-registered care homes in and around Eccles; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Wolsey House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 28 of the 39 other care homes in Salford that CQC has rated.
The five key questions
- Safe31 of 40 in Salford
- Effective35 of 40 in Salford
- Caring38 of 40 in Salford
- Responsive35 of 40 in Salford
- Well-led29 of 40 in Salford
CQC key question ratings, published 10 February 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Salford share it.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Hamlet, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Eccles ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (7 min), a shop (6 min), a park (8 min), a café (10 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2020
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 4 years 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 10 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 14 January 2020
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 4 March 2024 by Salford. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Wolsey House"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Eccles
- Council
- Salford City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in M30 (12)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 24 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Patricroft, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Premier News and Offlicence, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Park 610 m (8 min walk)
- Café Mokka Yemeni Diner, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship The Eccles and Salford Islamic Society, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Library Eccles Library, 660 m (8 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Costs to expect
We estimate Wolsey House 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.
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 Salford Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Track record
Wolsey House has been registered with CQC since November 2018, about 7 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2020–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
4 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 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 10 February 2022.
Ownership and company checks
Wolsey House is run by Heathcotes Care Limited (company 05232834), incorporated in 2004, 14 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Heathcotes Care Limited runs 53 CQC-registered services across 27 council areas; 45 of the 52 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (87%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Salford.
It trades under the Ivolve Group Limited brand, which covers 69 services run by 6 registered providers.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People were protected from the risks of abuse and harm and people said they trusted staff to keep them safe.
- Staff had received training in safeguarding people.
- Staff we spoke with were confident to report concerns and satisfied that action would be taken to investigate the concerns.
- People's care needs were risk assessed and care plans provided staff with the information they needed to manage the identified risk.
Inspected 24 January 2022; report published 10 February 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Wolsey House yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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What families ask about Wolsey House
- Who is the registered provider for Wolsey House?
- Heathcotes Care Limited is the registered provider for Wolsey House.
- How big is Wolsey House?
- CQC registers Wolsey House for 6 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How did Wolsey House score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Wolsey House charge?
- We don't have published prices from Wolsey House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Wolsey House a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Wolsey House as a care home, location ID 1-5112450248 and was rated Good overall in February 2022.
- Where is Wolsey House?
- It is at 9a Cromwell Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0QT.
- What kind of care can Wolsey House offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Wolsey House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How recent is Wolsey House's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 10 February 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Wolsey House registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
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