Which providers in Tameside offer residential care?

Twenty six residential care homes match this search, each with its own profile on this page. They include Auden House Residential Home, Daisy Nook House, Hurst Hall and Clarkson House Residential Care Home, along with the rest of the list. Every profile carries the current Care Quality Commission rating and links through to the inspection report. Working down the list is the quickest way to see which homes suit the support needed.

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

A care home provides a room, meals and help with personal care such as washing, dressing and prompting medication. A nursing home offers the same and also has registered nurses on duty at all times, so wound care, injections and complex medication are handled on site. The homes on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. Where clinical needs increase over time, a move to a nursing registered home may be required.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Tameside?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how often agency workers are brought in. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, and how quickly families are told about a fall or a change in health. Questions about meals, activities, visiting and personal belongings are worth putting to every home you see. Where a home has been rated Requires Improvement, ask the manager exactly what has changed since the inspection.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Tameside?

Contact the adult social care team at Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs. The person themselves, a relative, a GP or a hospital team can make the request, and there is no charge. A practitioner will look at mobility, personal care, medication and how someone is coping day to day, then record which needs are eligible. The financial assessment is carried out separately to work out contributions.

Can Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council fund a care home placement?

It can, provided a care needs assessment has confirmed that a residential placement is the right way to meet someone's needs. A financial assessment then looks at income and capital and sets the council contribution towards the weekly fee. The council pays up to a set rate, so a family choosing a more expensive home may need to meet the difference. Requesting both assessments early avoids delay when a decision is needed quickly.

How far in advance should we start looking at care homes?

Start as soon as residential care begins to look likely rather than waiting for a crisis to decide it. A few weeks allows time to visit homes more than once, read inspection reports properly and resolve funding questions. If a hospital discharge is being pressed, ask whether a short interim placement is possible so the permanent choice is not rushed. Notes taken during early visits stay useful even if the move happens much later.

Care Homes in Tameside

Tameside has 31 CQC registered care homes. 22 are rated Good, 9 Requires improvement. 16 of the 31 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Tameside at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Tameside.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £809 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Tameside: 94%. The 12 month average is 92%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 86
People aged 75 and over: 20,500. Rising to 22,500 by 2035, up 10%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 13 changed owner, covering 507 beds.
Who pays, across Tameside (estimate): 47% council, 26% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,100 by 2035, up 19%
People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 6,800 by 2035, up 41%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing the Right Care Home in Tameside and What to Look For

Residential care covers accommodation, meals, laundry and help with everyday personal care from staff who are present at all hours. What it does not cover is care from a registered nurse, and establishing whether that is needed is the first decision, because it determines whether the twenty six homes listed here are the right field at all.

Being specific about the help required

Set out plainly where the difficulty lies, whether that is mobility, continence, appetite, night time confusion or remembering medication. Ask each home which specialisms it holds registration for, particularly around dementia, and what happens if needs grow beyond what residential care can meet. A manager who can describe how they handled that for a real resident is giving you a far more useful answer than any brochure.

Reading the ratings with care

Auden House Residential Home holds the only Outstanding rating here, seventeen homes are rated Good and eight are rated Requires Improvement. That last figure is worth taking seriously without treating it as a bar. Open each report, check the inspection date and look at which of the five key questions were marked down, since findings about medicines or safeguarding carry far more weight than findings about record keeping. Ask the manager directly what changed afterwards and expect specifics.

What a visit will tell you

Visit when the home is busy rather than at a quiet hour. Watch how staff speak to residents who are not expecting a visitor, whether people are occupied and how quickly call bells are answered. Ask how many carers are on duty overnight, how much agency cover is used and how long the manager has been in post. Seeing a meal served, and the help given with it, is worth more than a tour of empty rooms.

Arranging and Funding a Placement in Tameside

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, and a relative, a GP or a hospital discharge team can request one on their behalf. It is free and does not depend on savings. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows, which decides how much of the weekly fee the council meets and how much the resident pays.

What a place costs

Fees are set by each provider and differ across the homes listed, so ask for a written schedule rather than a figure given over the telephone. Check what sits outside the fee, such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers or escorted appointments. Where the council funds a placement it pays up to a set weekly rate, and a family choosing a costlier home may be asked to meet the difference.

Points to settle before a move

Ask what notice is given of a fee increase, whether the room is held during a hospital stay and how care plans are reviewed once someone has settled in. Ask too how families are kept informed when something changes, and what the home does if private savings fall to the level where council support begins.

31 care homes in Tameside

Clarkson House Residential Care Home · Clarkson House, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 6TB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Tulsi Homes Limited
We at Clarkson House Residential Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Ashton under Lyne, Tameside. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to provide comfort, dignity, and reassurance...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Daisy Nook House · Bamburgh Drive, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL7 9SX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at Daisy Nook House, we provide residential care for older people in the heart of Ashton under Lyne, Tameside. Our home offers a warm and familiar environment where residents can feel genuinely at ease, whether they are joining us for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Firbank House · 24 Smallshaw Lane, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 8PN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Partnership Caring Ltd
Firbank House is a residential care home in Ashton under Lyne, Tameside. We provide a home for older people who have reached the point where living alone has become difficult, and caring for people living with dementia is a large part of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hurst Hall · Kings Road, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 9EG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hurst Hall Care Home Limited
We at Hurst Hall are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Ashton under Lyne, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people, adults living with dementia, and those requiring specialist support. Nestled within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sandon House · Market Street, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL5 0JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at Sandon House, we provide residential and dementia care for older people in the heart of Ashton under Lyne, Tameside. We are proud to be part of this community, and the people who live with us genuinely feel at home here. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Sandon House · Market Street, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL5 0JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One No.5 Limited
We are Sandon House, a residential care home in Ashton under Lyne, Tameside. We look after older people who can no longer manage at home on their own, including many residents living with dementia. We are a residential home rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Fir Trees · Gorse Hall Road, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
We are Fir Trees, a residential care home in Dukinfield. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. What we provide is residential care rather than nursing care,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fir Trees · Gorse Hall Road, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
Fir Trees is a residential care home in Dukinfield, Tameside. Our residents include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Families usually come to us at a difficult moment, when...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Beeches · Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at The Beeches, we are a care home based in Dukinfield, Tameside, providing a warm and supportive environment for the people who live with us. We believe that good care starts with genuinely knowing each person as an individual,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Beeches · Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
We are The Beeches, a residential care home in Dukinfield, Tameside. People come to us when living at home has become difficult, and our aim is to make the move feel less like an upheaval and more like settling somewhere familiar. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Lakes Care Centre · Off Boyds Walk, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 4TX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Lakes Care Centre Limited
The Lakes Care Centre is a residential care home in Dukinfield, Tameside, supporting older people and younger adults who need care and company close at hand. We try to run as a household rather than an institution, with the day shaped by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Yew Trees · Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Yew Trees is a residential care home in Dukinfield supporting a broad range of adults. Many of our residents are older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with mental health needs, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Yew Trees · Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 5BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
Yew Trees is a residential care home in Dukinfield, Tameside. We support older people and younger adults, residents living with dementia and residents with physical disabilities. Moving into a care home is rarely anybody's first choice,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Balmoral Care Home · 29 Old Road, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 6LW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Cartwright Care Balmoral Management Ltd
Balmoral Care Home in Hyde provides residential 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 increasing difficulty,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Charnley House · Albert Road, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 1DH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Charnley House Limited
We at Charnley House are proud to offer warm, person centred residential care in the heart of Hyde, providing a welcoming home for older people who need daily support, dementia care, or a short respite stay. Nestled within the familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hatton Grange · Oldham Street, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 1LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
We at Hatton Grange are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Hyde, providing dedicated dementia care, older person care, and support for younger adults in a setting that truly feels like home. Nestled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Laurel Bank Residential Care Home · 21 Knott Lane, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 5HZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Laurel Bank Residential Care Home Limited
We at Laurel Bank Residential Care Home are proud to offer compassionate residential and dementia care in the heart of Hyde, Tameside. Our welcoming home provides a safe, supportive environment where older people and younger adults alike...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lowry House · Cambian Lowry House, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 3BS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Relativeto Limited
Lowry House in Hyde is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, alongside older people. Most of the people here are younger adults, and we also offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Polebank Hall Residential Care Home · Stockport Road, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 5EZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Polebank Care Home Ltd
We at Polebank Hall Residential Care Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Hyde, Tameside, where older people receive the compassionate support they deserve. As a trusted provider of residential and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
The Sycamores · Victoria Street, Hyde, Tameside, SK14 4DH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by HC-One Limited
We are a residential care home in Hyde, providing a home for older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care is spoiled simply by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Auden House Residential Home · 473 Audenshaw Road, Manchester, Tameside, M34 5PS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Auden House Care Limited
Auden House Residential Home is in Tameside. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia, those with a physical disability and those whose sight or hearing is impaired. Our care is the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Eden House · 2 Lawton Street, Manchester, Tameside, M43 7XD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Domain Care North West Ltd
Eden House is a residential care home in Tameside supporting adults, including younger adults, who have a learning disability or autism and people with physical disabilities. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. What we...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Greatwood House · Mancunian Road, Manchester, Tameside, M34 7GX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Greatwood House is a residential care home in the Tameside area of Manchester 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Lawrences Lodge · 275 Stockport Road, Manchester, Tameside, M34 6AX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs J Elvin
St Lawrences Lodge is a care home in the Tameside area of Manchester. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Sunnyside · Sunnyside Road, Manchester, Tameside, M43 7QE
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by HC-One Limited
Sunnyside is a residential care home in Tameside. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. We aim for an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Vicarage Residential Care Home · 109 Audenshaw Road, Manchester, Tameside, M34 5NL
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Clarkson House Residential Care Home Ltd
The Vicarage Residential Care Home is in Tameside. We care for older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia. What we provide is help with the ordinary business of the day: assistance to wash...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Holme Lea · Astley Road, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1RA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by HC-One Limited
We are Holme Lea, a residential care home in Stalybridge. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people living with 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
Holme Lea · Astley Road, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 1RA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
Holme Lea is a residential care home in Stalybridge, Tameside, supporting older people and younger adults, including residents living with dementia and residents with physical disabilities. We will deal with the obvious point first. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Millbrook Care Centre · Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 3ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Millbrook Care Centre is a residential care home in Stalybridge, Tameside. We look after older people who need support with everyday living, along with younger adults whose needs mean that living independently is no longer realistic. Many...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oakwood Care Centre · 400A Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 3ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oakwood Care Centre Limited
Oakwood is a residential care home in Stalybridge. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss. We support younger adults too, and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Staley House Care Home · Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 2PT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Domain Care Limited
Staley House Care Home is a residential care home in Stalybridge, in the Tameside area. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with people with a physical disability, people with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care, Eating Disorders

What care costs in Tameside, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£809	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£1,058	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Tameside 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 Tameside 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

Polebank Hall Residential Care Home, 18 September 2026, Good
Auden House Residential Home, 30 June 2026, Good
Holme Lea, 31 December 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Laurel Bank Residential Care Home, 15 January 2019, Good
Hurst Hall, 3 September 2019, Good
The Vicarage Residential Care Home, 25 October 2019, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Tameside

How many care homes are there in Tameside?

Tameside has 31 CQC registered care homes: 22 Good, 9 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Tameside?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £809 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Tameside 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 Tameside were inspected most recently?

Polebank Hall Residential Care Home (18 September 2026), Auden House Residential Home (30 June 2026) and Holme Lea (31 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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