Home care agency · Manchester

Westfields

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 17 May 2022 Rating 4 years old
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from May 2022. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
212 Hall Lane, Manchester, M23 1LP
Run by
Premier Care Limited (13 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency, Supported housing
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
June 2020 (6 years)
Part of
Cera Care
Registered manager
Chloe Marie Wadsworth
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05213770)
Last CQC check
17 May 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-9001264701

About Westfields

Westfields is a CQC-registered home care agency in Manchester, run by Premier Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2022). It is one of 245 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Wythenshawe; 128 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

How its rating has changed

  1. Sep 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2017 Good
  3. May 2022 Good
  4. Today Rating 4 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

Inspection reports to read

Finding it

Ward
Baguley
Parliamentary constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East
NHS planning area
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
Home care in M23 (7)

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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.

What inspectors found

  • People received personalised care and support specific to their needs and preferences.
  • Recruitment practices were safe and there were sufficient numbers of consistent staff available to meet people's needs.
  • There were enough staff working to provide the support people needed.
  • Two new staff were due to start at the service, this would reduce agency usage.

Inspected 22 April 2022; report published 17 May 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Reading Westfields's CQC ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Westfields: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 53 other agencies in Manchester that CQC has rated.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Westfields at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Manchester Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood47 of 54 in Manchester
  • EffectiveGood53 of 54 in Manchester
  • CaringGood51 of 54 in Manchester
  • ResponsiveGood49 of 54 in Manchester
  • Well-ledGood45 of 54 in Manchester

CQC key question ratings, published 17 May 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Manchester share it.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is DSAS- South Network, under 0.5 miles away.

11 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Baguley 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.

Who they support

As listed with the regulator.

The registered provider

Westfields is run by Premier Care Limited (company 05213770), incorporated in 2004, 15 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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Premier Care Limited runs 13 CQC-registered services across 10 council areas; 9 of the 11 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (82%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

3 of its services are in Manchester.

It trades under the Cera Care brand, which covers 114 services run by 15 registered providers.

History with CQC

Westfields has been registered with CQC since June 2020, about 6 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

The rating is 4 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Manchester, 89% of the 53 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2022) is more recent than 39% of agency ratings in Manchester.
  • Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 71% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Manchester lists 6.

All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Manchester; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Westfields: common questions

What is Westfields's address?
212 Hall Lane, Manchester, M23 1LP is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
Is Westfields regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Westfields is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-9001264701) and was rated Good overall in May 2022.
Can Westfields care for someone with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
When did CQC last rate Westfields?
The latest rating is dated 17 May 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
What kind of care can Westfields offer?
Westfields is registered for homecare agencies, supported housing. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Which provider runs Westfields?
On CQC's register the provider is Premier Care Limited.
How much does care from Westfields cost?
Westfields has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is Westfields rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Westfields: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.

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