Care Homes in Salford
Salford has 29 CQC registered care homes. 20 are rated Good, 7 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 29 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Salford at a glance
What the numbers say about care for older people in Salford.
- Salford City Council pays, residential care: £688 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
- Care home beds filled across Salford: 93%. The 12 month average is 91%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 86
- People aged 75 and over: 17,900. Rising to 19,400 by 2035, up 8%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 107 beds.
- Who pays, across Salford (estimate): 58% council, 21% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,600 by 2035, up 14%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
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Arranging and funding a care home place in Salford
Why the assessment comes before the viewing
Looking at homes before establishing what level of care is needed wastes a great deal of effort. The needs assessment settles that, free of charge, for anyone who appears to require support, with no means test attached to the assessment itself. It covers washing and dressing, mobility, memory, medication, nutrition and the risks someone faces where they live now, and produces a written care and support plan. Ask Salford City Council adult social care to arrange one, since it carries out assessments and agrees any funded support that follows. Self funding families benefit too, because the plan is an independent record of what a home must deliver.
What the financial assessment counts
Income, savings and capital are all examined, and for a permanent residential placement the value of a property is normally included unless a partner or certain other relatives continue to live in it. Depending on the result the council may meet part or all of the fees, or a person may pay privately while contributing from pension income. Where the council funds a placement it agrees a budget based on assessed need, and a home priced above that figure usually requires a third party contribution from a relative.
The fee questions that matter later
Ask what the weekly charge includes and what is invoiced separately, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and escorted appointments are commonly extra. Ask when fees were last reviewed and by how much they rose. Ask what the home does if a self funding resident's savings fall to the point where council support becomes necessary, because not every home will continue a placement at a council funded rate.
Choosing the right provider in Salford and what to look for
Where the differences actually show
Twenty two homes here are rated Good, five sit at Requires Improvement and two have no published rating. Where a home has not yet been rated it is usually because registration is recent, but the absence of a report does mean you have less to rely on and should ask considerably more. For the rest, start with the inspection date, then read what was recorded about staffing levels, medicines and how residents actually spend their days.
Staffing shapes daily life
Ask how many staff are on duty overnight as well as during the day, how long the manager has been in post and what turnover has been across the year. Ask whether agency staff are used routinely. A settled team notices when a resident is not themselves, and that early recognition does more for wellbeing than any amount of refurbishment or a smart entrance.
Timing your visit
Go at a mealtime rather than a quiet afternoon, when a home is under real pressure. Watch whether people needing help to eat are supported patiently, whether residents are dressed as they would have dressed at home, and whether anyone has been left with nothing to do. Listen to how staff speak to someone who cannot easily reply. Then come back at a different hour on another day before deciding.
29 care homes in Salford
- The Hamlet · 21 Cromwell Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 0QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Abbotsound Limited
The Hamlet is a residential care home in Eccles supporting a broad mix of people. We care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - 14 Lightwood · 14 Lightwood, Manchester, Salford, M28 1ZL
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Lightwood is a small residential care home in Salford supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and people who are autistic. Because the house is small, life here is domestic in scale. People have their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Abbey Grove Residential Home · 2-4 Abbey Grove, Manchester, Salford, M30 9QN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Coveleaf Limited
Abbey Grove is a residential home in Salford. We support older people and younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities, and sight and hearing loss. Respite stays are part of what we do....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Alderwood Care Home · Simpson Road, Manchester, Salford, M28 1LT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hill Care 1 Limited
Alderwood Care Home is a residential home in Salford for older people who are finding it hard to manage alone but who do not need nursing care. We help with washing and dressing, medication, meals and the ordinary business of the day,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Amadeus · Hampden Grove, Manchester, Salford, M30 0QU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Bradley Scott Jones & Mr Russell Scott Jones
Amadeus is a residential care home in Salford, Manchester, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ecclesholme · Vicars Street, Manchester, Salford, M30 0DG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Franklin Care Group Limited
Ecclesholme is a residential care home in Salford. We look after older people who need daily care, including many people living with dementia, and we also support younger adults who need residential care. The house runs at a human pace....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Granville · 10 Victoria Road, Manchester, Salford, M30 9HB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Salford City Council
We at Granville are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Manchester, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the Salford area of Greater Manchester,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Harmony House · 651-653 Liverpool Road, Manchester, Salford, M30 7BY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Insights Healthcare Limited
Harmony House is a residential care home in Salford, Manchester, supporting older people who need help with daily living, along with younger adults, residents living with dementia or a mental health condition, and people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Heartly Green · 34 Cutnook Lane, Manchester, Salford, M44 6JX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Park Homes (UK) Limited
Heartly Green is a residential care home in Salford, Manchester, supporting older people and younger adults. Moving into a care home is rarely anybody's first choice, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. What we can do is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Heath Cottage · 119 Station Road, Manchester, Salford, M27 6BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heath Cottage Care Home Ltd
We are a residential care home in Salford, providing a home for older people, including many who are living with dementia. What we aim for is a house that runs at a human pace, where nobody is hurried through breakfast and nobody is left...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Moorfield House Care Home · 132 Liverpool Road, Manchester, Salford, M44 6FF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Namdiv Ltd
Moorfield House Care Home is in Salford. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays. We are a residential home rather than a nursing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Pemberton Fold · Pemberton Street, Manchester, Salford, M38 9LR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Park Homes (UK) Limited
Pemberton Fold is a residential care home in Salford, Manchester, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Rookery · 9 Cromwell Road, Manchester, Salford, M30 0QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
The Rookery is a small care home in Salford, providing residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, along with respite stays for people who need somewhere for a short while. We are a house, not an...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Walkden Manor · 41 Manchester Road, Manchester, Salford, M28 3WS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Walkden Manor Care Home Ltd
We at Walkden Manor are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Manchester, providing specialised older person care, dementia support, and respite stays for families across Salford and the wider North West. Nestled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Wentworth House · 8 Blantyre Road, Manchester, Salford, M27 5ER
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Wentworth House Care Services Ltd
Wentworth House is a residential care home in Salford, Greater Manchester. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Wolsey House · 9a Cromwell Road, Manchester, Salford, M30 0QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
Wolsey House is a residential care home in Salford supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Worsley Lodge · 119 Worsley Road, Manchester, Salford, M28 2WG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at Worsley Lodge, we are proud to be a care home at the heart of the Manchester and Salford community, offering a warm and welcoming place where people genuinely feel at home. We support a range of individuals across our specialisms,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Worsley Road · 173 Worsley Road, Manchester, Salford, M30 8LY
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Worsley Road is a small residential care home in Salford. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose regular carer needs...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Beechfield Lodge · 232 Eccles Old Road, Salford, Salford, M6 8AG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Beechfield Lodge is a care home in Salford, providing residential care for older people, including a good many residents living with dementia. Respite stays are available as well. We aim for a domestic rhythm rather than an institutional...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Castlerea House · 18 Hope Street, Salford, Salford, M7 2ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Juniper Manton Limited
Castlerea House is a residential care home in Salford. We support adults managing mental health conditions, and we offer respite stays for people whose usual home is elsewhere. Supporting mental health in a residential setting is largely a...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - Claremont Lodge · 66 Claremont Road, Salford, Salford, M6 7GP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Claremont Lodge Care Limited
Claremont Lodge is a residential care home in Salford, supporting older people who need help with the everyday business of living. We also offer respite care for planned short stays. Some of the people who move in need only a steadying...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Hope Manor Residential Home · 220 Eccles Old Road, Salford, Salford, M6 8AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Coveleaf Limited
Hope Manor Residential Home is a care home in Salford for older people. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. What we do is help people with the parts of the day that have become difficult, and leave alone the parts that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - House Martins Care Number One · 1 Sumner Road, Salford, Salford, M6 7QH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by House Martins Care Limited
House Martins Care is a small residential home in Salford supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including people with visual or hearing impairment and younger adults. We also offer respite stays. Being small is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - House Martins Care Number Two · 2 Rivington Road, Salford, Salford, M6 8GQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by House Martins Care Limited
We are House Martins Care in Salford, a residential care home supporting adults with a range of needs. That includes older people and younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people living with a mental health condition...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Merrymeet Residential Care Home · 5 & 7 Tootal Grove, Salford, Salford, M6 8DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight
Merrymeet is a residential care home in Salford. We support older people and younger adults, including people with mental health needs, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We are not a large place and that shapes how we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Park View · 2a Seedley Park Road, Salford, Salford, M6 5WR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Potensial Limited
Park View is a residential care home in Salford supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with a mental health condition. We aim to be a stable, ordinary place to live, which for many people is exactly...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care - The Broughtons · 2 Moss Street, Salford, Salford, M7 1NF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wellbeing Residential Ltd
We are a residential care home in Salford, caring for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities. What we aim for is ordinary life, well...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Laurels · 8 Priory Grove, Salford, Salford, M7 2HT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Salford Care & Support Services Ltd
The Laurels is a residential care home in Salford. We support older people, including those living with dementia, and some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. What we aim for is a home that feels ordinary in the best sense....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Thornton Lodge Care Home · 67 Broom Lane, Salford, Salford, M7 4FF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by GGS Care Home Limited
Thornton Lodge is a residential care home in Salford. We support older people and younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities, and sight and hearing loss. We also offer respite stays. With...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
What care costs in Salford, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North West figure, because too few Salford homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. | £688 | £1,249 to £1,514 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Salford homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £900 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Salford 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 Salford 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
- Heartly Green, 3 September 2026, Requires improvement
- Worsley Lodge, 27 July 2026, Requires improvement
- Alderwood Care Home, 25 March 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Harmony House, 27 September 2017, Requires improvement
- The Hamlet, 17 July 2018, Good
- House Martins Care Limited Number Two, 27 November 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Salford
How many care homes are there in Salford?
Salford has 29 CQC registered care homes: 20 Good, 7 Requires improvement, 2 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 Salford?
Salford City Council pays an average of £688 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Salford 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 Salford were inspected most recently?
Heartly Green (3 September 2026), Worsley Lodge (27 July 2026) and Alderwood Care Home (25 March 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.