Can Cheshire East Council pay towards a care home placement?

It can, where a needs assessment concludes that residential care is required and a financial assessment shows the person cannot meet the full cost themselves. Capital, income and in some circumstances the value of a property are taken into account, and most people contribute something towards their fees even with council support. If the home you choose charges more than the council will pay, a third party may be asked to meet the difference through a top up agreement. Ask about funded support even if you expect to pay privately, because savings and circumstances change.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Cheshire East?

Contact Cheshire East Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment, which is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support. A practitioner will look at how someone manages everyday activities, the risks involved and the outcomes that matter to them. The assessment can be arranged while someone is still in hospital if a move is being planned from there. A relative who provides regular support can request a separate carer assessment at the same time.

How early should we start looking at care homes?

Start before the situation becomes urgent, ideally while your relative can still visit homes and share their view. Well regarded homes often have waiting lists, and decisions taken hurriedly during a hospital discharge are the ones families most often wish they had made differently. Allowing a few months gives you room to visit more than once, arrange the needs assessment and read inspection reports carefully. If time is already short, say so when you call, as some homes can accept admissions quickly.

Which residential care homes are registered in Cheshire East?

Fifty residential care homes are registered to serve Cheshire East and appear on this page. Dystlegh Grange currently holds an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, while homes rated Good include Woodeaves Residential Care Home, The Cedars Residential Care Home, Upton Grange Residential Home, Park Mount Care Home and The Laurels Care Home. Others, among them Wood Cottage and Elm House Residential Care Home, have yet to be rated. Each listing links through to a profile with the registration and inspection detail.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Cheshire East?

Ask how many permanent care staff work each day and night shift, and how heavily the home relies on agency cover. Ask who would know your relative well, how their care plan would be written and reviewed, and how you would be told if something changed. Cover the practical ground too, including mealtime flexibility, visiting arrangements and whether residents can bring their own furniture. Then ask the manager what the last inspection found and what has been done in response.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home is registered to provide personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and daily life from trained care staff. A nursing home provides that same support with a registered nurse on site at all times to deliver clinical care. All the providers listed on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. If your relative has a health condition that needs regular nursing input, a home with nursing registration is likely to be the more suitable option.

Care Homes in Cheshire East

Cheshire East has 57 CQC registered care homes. 41 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 10 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 4 have not yet been rated. 38 of the 57 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Cheshire East at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Cheshire East.

Cheshire East Council pays, residential care: £921 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Cheshire East: 86%. The 12 month average is 86%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 86
People aged 75 and over: 51,700. Rising to 60,600 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 10 changed owner, covering 552 beds.
Who pays, across Cheshire East (estimate): 32% council, 46% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 6,700. Rising to 8,600 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 13,900. Rising to 21,300 by 2035, up 53%

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Planning and Paying for Residential Care in Cheshire East

Money and paperwork are rarely where families want to begin, but settling the practical framework early makes the rest of the search calmer. Knowing who assesses need, who may contribute to fees and what a placement is likely to involve financially puts you in a far stronger position when you start ringing round the fifty homes listed here.

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to a free assessment of their needs, whatever their savings. You can request one from Cheshire East Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessments and funded support in this area. A practitioner will look at how someone manages washing, dressing, eating, moving about and keeping safe, and at what they want their life to look like. The written outcome is useful well beyond any funding question, because individual homes will want to understand exactly what needs they would be taking on.

Financial Assessment and Funded Support

Where residential care is agreed as the right answer, a separate means test establishes what the person contributes and whether the council pays anything towards the fees. Savings, income and sometimes the value of a property are all taken into account, with different rules where a partner continues to live at home. Most people contribute something even when the council helps. It is worth asking what happens if savings later reduce, since knowing the answer in advance prevents an unsettling move at a difficult moment.

What a Placement Costs

Weekly fees vary a good deal across Cheshire East, shaped by the size of the room, the facilities on offer and the amount of support someone needs. Ask for a written fee schedule and the contract before you commit, and check what sits outside the headline rate, such as hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments and outings. Where a council funded place costs more than the authority will pay, a third party top up may be requested, and whoever signs that agreement needs to be confident they can sustain it.

Choosing a Care Home in Cheshire East and What to Check

Match the Registration to the Need

Every provider on this page is registered as a residential care home, which means personal care rather than nursing care: support with daily routines, medication and meals, with staff available overnight. Set out plainly what your relative needs now and what may change within a year, covering mobility, memory, continence and how much reassurance they need after dark. Ask each home to say whether it can meet that description, and treat hesitation as information rather than an inconvenience.

Reading the Inspection Record

The ratings across these fifty homes are mixed, with one Outstanding, thirty five Good, nine at Requires Improvement, one Inadequate and four not yet rated. Dystlegh Grange holds the Outstanding judgement. Mayfield House is currently rated Inadequate, which is a serious finding and one to read in full before considering it further. A rating captures one inspection, so look at which of the key questions fell short, how recent the report is and what the provider says has changed since.

Judging a Home in Person

Visit at least twice and vary the time of day, since a home late in the afternoon looks different from a home at eleven in the morning. Listen to how staff talk to residents when no task is being carried out, and notice whether quieter people are drawn into things or left at the edges. Ask how many permanent staff cover each shift, how much agency cover is used and how long the manager has been in place, because continuity shapes daily life more than furnishings do.

57 care homes in Cheshire East (showing 1–50)

Short Breaks · 9 Warwick Mews, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8SW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire East Council
Here at Cheshire East Short Breaks, we provide residential care for people with learning disabilities and autism in the heart of Macclesfield. We specialise in short break and respite care, offering individuals and their families a chance...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Adult Pathways 2 · Mill Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
We at Adult Pathways 2 are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, where adults with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities can flourish in a setting that feels truly...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Applecroft Residential Care Home · 48-50 Brunswick Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1QF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by B & L Property Investments Limited
We at Applecroft Residential Care Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Congleton, Cheshire East, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of home. Nestled within the CW postcode area, our home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Turnpike Court Residential Care Home · Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 3EJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care UK Limited
Turnpike Court Residential Care Home is in Sandbach. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite and short stays. We try to run a household rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Park Lane Residential Home · 7-9 Park Lane, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Althea Healthcare (Management) Limited
Park Lane is a residential care home in Congleton supporting older people, including many living with dementia, and we welcome respite guests. We are a small home and everything follows from that. Staff know every resident properly rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Cedars Residential Care Home · Brookfield Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW4 7DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care UK Limited
Here at The Cedars, we are a residential care home based in Crewe, Cheshire East, and we are proud to be a place that genuinely feels like home for the people who live with us. We specialise in older person care, residential care, physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Station Road · 5 Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East, CW4 7AU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
Our home on Station Road in Holmes Chapel provides residential care for older people and also supports adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and younger adults. Respite stays are available...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Park House Care Home · Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 4SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Edward Dale and Charlotte Ellison
We are a residential care home in Sandbach, providing a home for older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Wood Cottage · Wood Cottage, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 8SD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by iMap Centre Limited
Here at Wood Cottage, we offer residential care for people who need a little extra support in their everyday lives. Based in Crewe, Cheshire East, our home is a place where residents feel genuinely at ease, known as individuals, and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Primrose Avenue · 30 Primrose Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 5NY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
Primrose Avenue in Crewe is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability, autistic people and people with a physical disability. The people who live here are adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Heliosa Nursing Home · 54 Boundary Lane, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3JA
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Takepart Limited
At Heliosa Nursing Home in Congleton, Cheshire East, we provide nursing and residential care for people with a wide range of needs and backgrounds. We support older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
121 Hassall Road · 121 Hassall Road, Stoke-on-trent, Cheshire East, ST7 2SL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
We at 121 Hassall Road are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Stoke on Trent, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities. Our home is a place where...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Emmie Dixon Home · 149 Richmond Road, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4AX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Emmie Dixon Home Limited
The Emmie Dixon Home is a residential care home in Crewe, Cheshire. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays. Because...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Barony Lodge Residential Care Home · Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 5QS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
Barony Lodge Residential Care Home is in Nantwich, Cheshire. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Hope Green Residential Home · London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 4NJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Maria Mallaband Limited
Hope Green Residential Home is a care home in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, for older people. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We support people with the ordinary business of the day: getting washed and dressed at their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Ingersley Court Residential Care Home · Ingersley Court, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 5QA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care UK Limited
We at Ingersley Court Residential Care Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Our home provides compassionate residential care and specialist dementia support for older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hope Green Residential Home · London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 4NJ
Care home · Run by Highgate Care Services (North) Ltd.
Hope Green Residential Home is a care home in Macclesfield, supporting older people from Cheshire East and the surrounding area, including many people living with dementia. We are a residential home, which means we are not a clinical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Elworth Grange · James Brindley Drive, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 3PY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ideal Carehomes Limited
Elworth Grange is a residential care home in Sandbach, Cheshire, providing a settled and comfortable place to live for older people and younger adults who need support nearby. We aim to run like a household rather than an institution, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Inglewood Residential Care Home · Coppice Lane, Stockport, Cheshire East, SK12 2LT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr & Mrs J A Barton
Inglewood Residential Care Home is in Stockport, providing a comfortable and settled place to live for older people who need support close at hand. We run as a household rather than an institution, and the ordinary business of a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Leycester House Residential Care Home · Leycester House, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited
Leycester House Residential Care Home is in Knutsford, looking after older adults and some younger adults who need help with daily living rather than nursing care. We offer permanent places and respite stays, and many of our residents live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Park Mount Care Home · 52 Park Mount Drive, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8NT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pallottine Missionary Sisters
We are Park Mount Care Home, a residential care home in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, supporting older people who need help with everyday living. We think of this as somebody's home rather than as a facility, and that shapes the small...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Manor Care Home · Greendale Drive, Middlewich, Cheshire East, CW10 0PH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Manor Care Home Limited
We at Manor Care Home Middlewich are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Middlewich, Cheshire East, where older people and younger adults alike can feel truly at home. Our community provides compassionate...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Carmel Lodge Care Home · London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 4NJ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Maria Mallaband Limited
We at Carmel Lodge Care Home warmly welcome you to our residential care home in Macclesfield, where compassionate support and dignified living come together in the heart of Cheshire East. Our home offers a nurturing environment for older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Westbury Drive · 19 Westbury Drive, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8LR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
Westbury Drive in Macclesfield is a residential care home supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and adults with a physical disability, including younger adults and older people. We also offer respite stays. This is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bradwell Court Residential Care Home · Bradwell Grove, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3SA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
At Bradwell Court, we provide residential care for people in the heart of Congleton, Cheshire East. We support a wide range of needs, including older person care, dementia care, support for people living with physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parklands Residential Care Home · Park Lane, Stockport, Cheshire East, SK12 1RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited
Parklands is a residential care home in Stockport. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily life, and caring for people living with dementia is a large part of what we do. We provide residential care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodeaves Residential Care Home · 9 Park Road, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 7AQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Taylor-Dening Partnership
We at Woodeaves Residential Care Home offer a warm and welcoming home for older people in the heart of Nantwich, providing dedicated residential care within a peaceful Cheshire East setting. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to feel...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Upton Grange Residential Home · 214 Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 4AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Cheshire Residential Homes Trust
Upton Grange Residential Home provides residential care for older people in Macclesfield, and we also take planned respite stays. We are not a large place and we do not try to behave like one. Residents here have their own rooms, their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Petunia Grove · 3 Petunia Grove, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 7YY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
Petunia Grove is a residential care home in Macclesfield, and we support a mix of people: older adults who need help to keep going safely, and younger adults living with a learning disability or autism. Having that range under one roof...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Riseley House Care Home · Riseley Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 1BW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Laurel Bank Residential Care Home Limited
Riseley House Care Home is a residential care home in Macclesfield, Cheshire. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we also support some younger adults and offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Broughton Lodge · London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 0JG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Cygnet Care Services Limited
Broughton Lodge provides residential care in Macclesfield for adults, including younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, and people with mental health needs. We also offer planned respite stays. Day to day our work is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Long Stone Manor · 107 Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 2JH
Care home · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Long Stone Manor is a residential care home in Wilmslow. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. We also take respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Adult Pathways 1 · Mill Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7UD
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by The David Lewis Centre
Our home at Alderley Edge provides both residential and nursing care for a mixed group of adults. Some of our residents are older people who need nursing alongside help with daily life; others are adults with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Hawthorns · The Hawthorns, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 5EJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited
The Hawthorns is a residential care home in Wilmslow providing care for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia. People come to us at very different points. Some have managed at home for years with growing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Consort Close - Bollington · 2, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 5FB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The David Lewis Centre
We are a residential home at Consort Close in Bollington, near Macclesfield, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including people with physical disabilities and older people who need help with daily living....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brookfield House Care Home · Brookfield Park, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 7AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Brookfield House Care Home Limited
Brookfield House Care Home is a residential home in Nantwich. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia and those whose physical disability means they need help to move about safely....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dystlegh Grange · 40 Jacksons Edge Road, Stockport, Cheshire East, SK12 2JL
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Dystlegh Grange Limited
We are Dystlegh Grange, a residential care home near Stockport. We look after older people who are finding it difficult to manage at home, including people with physical disabilities, and we also take respite bookings. Our most recent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Buglawton Hall School · Buglawton Hall School Residential Block, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3PF
Care home · Run by Nestlings Care Ltd
We are a residential setting in Congleton providing care and accommodation for younger adults, including people with mental health needs, and we also offer respite stays. The young people and adults we support have often had a difficult...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Elms Residential Care Home · The Elms, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care UK Limited
The Elms Residential Care Home is in Crewe, providing care for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and supporting younger adults who need residential care. We aim for the feel of a household rather than an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Danebank · 59 Danebank Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 8AE
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by iMap Centre Limited
Danebank is a residential care home in Crewe. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment, including...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wistaston House · 551 Crewe Road, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 6PU
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
Wistaston House is a residential care home in Crewe. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose family carer needs one. We will start with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Ashfields Care Home · 129 Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 3DA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Winnie Care (Macclesfield) Limited
Ashfields Care Home is a residential care home in Macclesfield. We look after older people who have reached the point where living alone has become hard work, and we also offer respite stays for people who normally live at home. We try to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Mayfield House · Mayfield Mews, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 3FZ
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Littleton Holdings Limited
Mayfield House is a residential care home in Crewe, Cheshire, caring for older people, including many living with dementia. Families usually reach us tired. The decision to move a relative into a care home is rarely taken lightly and often...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Orcadia · 86 Buxton Road, Stockport, Cheshire East, SK12 2HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Orcadia Residential Home Ltd
Orcadia is a residential care home near Stockport, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of those living here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. We are small, which means personal. It also...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Keele Crescent Care Home · 4 Keele Crescent, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8UZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pallottine Missionary Sisters
Keele Crescent Care Home is a residential home in Macclesfield for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults whose needs suit a home of this kind. We help with washing and dressing,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lavender House Residential Home · 68 Audley Road, Stoke On Trent, Cheshire East, ST7 2QN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Lavender House Residential Home Limited
Lavender House Residential Home provides residential care in Stoke on Trent for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia. We also take planned respite stays. Most of what makes a care home a decent place to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bucklow Manor Care Home · Chester Road, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 6RR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Springcare (Knutsford) Limited
Bucklow Manor Care Home is a residential care home in Knutsford providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Laurels Care Home · Canal Road, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3AP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aegis Residential Care Homes Limited
The Laurels Care Home is a care home in Congleton, Cheshire. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Respite deserves more than a passing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Genesis Care Home · 197 Peter Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Winnie Care (Macclesfield) Limited
Genesis is a residential care home in Macclesfield. We are home to older people, both for the longer term and for shorter respite stays when a family carer needs a rest. Our priorities are plain: food worth eating, warm rooms, laundry that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
New Milton House Residential Care Home · Station Road, Stoke On Trent, Cheshire East, ST7 2PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Croftwood Care UK Limited
New Milton House Residential Care Home provides residential care for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Cheshire East, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£921	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£1,108	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533.	Not published separately	£1,372 to £1,648
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

The Emmie Dixon Home, 7 September 2026, Good
Wood Cottage, 27 August 2026, Good
Adult Pathways 1, 24 August 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Primrose Avenue - Crewe, 18 January 2018, Good
Petunia Grove - Macclesfield, 4 April 2018, Good
Westbury Drive - Macclesfield, 10 April 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Cheshire East

How many care homes are there in Cheshire East?

Cheshire East has 57 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 41 Good, 10 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 4 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Cheshire East?

Cheshire East Council pays an average of £921 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Cheshire East were inspected most recently?

The Emmie Dixon Home (7 September 2026), Wood Cottage (27 August 2026) and Adult Pathways 1 (24 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Cheshire East

The Belvedere registered as a 41 bed care home in Cheshire East (5 November 2026)

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