Which care homes in Trafford are listed on this page?

This page covers thirty six residential care homes in Trafford registered with the Care Quality Commission. Each has its own profile setting out the current rating and the inspection report behind it. Those listed include Bowfell House, Urmston Manor, Cheshire House, Lime Tree House and Halecroft Grange, all rated Outstanding, alongside Ascot House and Claremont Care Home. Comparing profiles side by side reveals more than the ratings on their own.

What should families ask when visiting a care home in Trafford?

Ask what staffing looks like overnight and at weekends, and how much the home relies on agency cover. Ask to see the room genuinely on offer rather than a display room, and ask what happens when a resident's needs outgrow the home's registration. Take the latest inspection report with you and raise anything the inspectors recorded directly with the manager. Allow enough time to watch an ordinary stretch of the day rather than only the arranged tour.

How does a residential care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a room, meals and personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, getting about and taking medication. A nursing home provides all of that with registered nurses on duty at every hour, for people whose conditions require daily clinical care. Every provider on this page is registered as a residential care home. If the care needs assessment concludes that nursing care is required, the search should move to homes holding that registration.

Can Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council fund a placement?

It can, where the needs assessment shows residential care is the right support and the financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold. Funding is means tested, so many families contribute towards the weekly fee and some meet it in full. If the chosen home charges more than the council will fund, a third party top up may be sought from a relative rather than the resident. Where the main need is a health need, the NHS may cover the placement through continuing healthcare.

How do you arrange a care needs assessment in Trafford?

Contact the adult social care team at Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support can request. It can be carried out at home, in hospital or over the telephone, and family members or an advocate may take part. If the person is already an inpatient, the hospital discharge team can usually make the referral. You will receive a written record of the needs identified, and that record underpins any funded support.

How early should families begin looking?

Start while a move is still only likely rather than waiting until it becomes unavoidable, because the homes that suit best are often the ones without a free room, and that is especially true of the highest rated. Several weeks allows time to visit more than once, read inspection reports properly and speak to relatives of current residents. A hospital discharge can reduce that to days, and a placement chosen under pressure is harder to reverse than to get right first time. Asking for the assessment early keeps options open.

Care Homes in Trafford

Trafford has 37 CQC registered care homes. 23 are rated Good, 5 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 5 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 37 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Trafford at a glance

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

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £955 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Trafford: 92%. The 12 month average is 89%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 64
People aged 75 and over: 22,000. Rising to 24,400 by 2035, up 11%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed. 6 changed owner, covering 94 beds.
Who pays, across Trafford (estimate): 45% council, 44% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,400 by 2035, up 17%
People aged 85 and over: 6,300. Rising to 8,100 by 2035, up 30%

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

What residential care in Trafford involves and what to look for

Moving into a care home hands the daily work of meals, laundry, medication and personal care to someone else, and the question worth asking is how much of a person's own routine survives that change. It varies enormously between homes, which is why a list of thirty six has to be narrowed before it can be judged.

Making the ratings count

The Care Quality Commission assesses each home on five questions, covering whether it is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and the overall rating summarises those five. In Trafford five homes are rated Outstanding, twenty two Good and four Requires Improvement, with five awaiting a first rating. An Outstanding judgement is worth taking seriously, but it describes a moment in time, so check when the inspection took place before treating it as current. For the homes rated below Good, find out what specifically concerned the inspectors and whether they have been revisited since.

Questions that separate one home from another

Ask how many care staff are on duty overnight as well as during the day, and how often agency workers cover shifts. Ask how long the registered manager has been in post and how much the care team has changed over the past year. Establish whether the home could continue caring for someone as dementia advances or mobility declines, or whether that would eventually mean moving again. Visit twice if you can, with one visit around a mealtime, and watch how staff speak with residents who are not part of your tour.

Getting an assessment and working out the funding

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to an assessment, whatever their savings, and asking early is sensible even for families expecting to pay privately. It examines washing, dressing, meals, mobility, medication, risks around the home and the support a relative is already providing, ending in a written record of what is needed. Requests are made to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessments and for arranging funded support in the borough. A relative caring unpaid can request a carer's assessment of their own needs at the same time.

Fees, means testing and what to check before signing

A financial assessment follows, taking account of income, savings and, for a permanent move, the value of a property in most circumstances. Capital above the threshold means the resident pays the fees; below it the council contributes in line with the assessment. Charges are set by each home rather than centrally, so they vary across Trafford with the room, the level of support and whether nursing input forms part of the arrangement. Ask for the weekly fee in writing together with a list of what is billed separately, since hairdressing, chiropody and outings usually are, and ask how much notice is given before fees rise. Where health needs are substantial, ask whether NHS continuing healthcare has been considered, because that is assessed separately and can change who pays.

37 care homes in Trafford

Bickham House · Green Walk, Altrincham, Trafford, WA14 2SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bickham House Trustees
Bickham House is a residential care home in Altrincham, providing care for older people. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a proper break or help somebody get back on their feet after a spell in hospital. We are a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Halecroft Grange · 295 Hale Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA15 8SN
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by WT UK Opco 4 Limited
We are a residential care home in Altrincham, supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily life. That includes people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Handsworth · West Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA14 2LA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
We at Handsworth are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Altrincham, where older people find comfort, companionship, and the reassurance of dedicated support every day. Nestled within the leafy borough of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Heathside Retirement Home · 74 Barrington Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA14 1JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Andrew Meehan & Mrs Frances Anne Meehan
We are a residential home in Altrincham for older people, offering both long term places and shorter respite stays when a family carer needs a rest. We do not aim at anything elaborate. Warm, well fed, promptly helped, and free to arrange...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
New Leaf Haven Homes · 4 Lomond Avenue, Altrincham, Trafford, WA15 8LW
Care home · Run by New Leaf Haven Homes Ltd
New Leaf Haven Homes is a small residential home in Altrincham supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into a home of their own for the first time. We also offer respite stays,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Norwood Drive · 2 Norwood Drive, Altrincham, Trafford, WA15 7LD
Care home · Run by H.G. Care Services Limited
Norwood Drive is a residential care home in Altrincham. We support older people needing help with daily living, including those living with dementia, adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home · 5 Highgate Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA14 4QZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by 3A Care (Altrincham) Limited
We are a residential care home in Altrincham, providing a home for older people who need help with daily life, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care goes wrong simply because it is rushed,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Cedars Rest Home · 23 Langham Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA14 2HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cedars Rest Home Limited(The)
The Cedars Rest Home is a residential care home in Altrincham. We support older people and younger adults, including people managing a mental health condition and people who have a physical disability, and we offer respite as well as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
10 Spennithorne Road · 10 Spennithorne Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Future Directions CIC
Spennithorne Road is a small residential care home in Trafford, Manchester, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period or whose usual carer needs a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Ann Challis · 128 Stretford Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 9LT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by J.E.M. Care Limited
Ann Challis is a residential care home in Trafford, Manchester, supporting older adults and some younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays, and many of our residents live with dementia. A care home ought to feel like...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ascot House · Ascot Ave, Manchester, Trafford, M33 4GT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Trafford Council
We at Ascot House are proud to offer residential care in the heart of Manchester, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people, adults living with dementia, and younger adults within the Trafford community. Our home has been...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Away Day Care · 269 Church Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 6EP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Away Day Care Limited
Away Day Care is a residential care home in Trafford, Manchester, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people with a physical disability. We also offer respite care for planned short stays. This is a home rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Bowfell House · 2 Brook Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5RQ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by The Knoll Care Partnership Limited
Bowfell House is a care home in Trafford. We provide residential care for older people, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Broadway · 2 Broadway, Manchester, Trafford, M31 4DH
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Broadway is a residential home in Trafford, Manchester, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults. We offer planned respite stays as well as longer placements. We think of this as a house that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Davyhulme Road · 60a Davyhulme Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 7DN
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
We at Davyhulme Road warmly welcome you to our residential care home in Manchester, a place where compassionate support and everyday comfort come together for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the Trafford...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
De Brook Lodge · 110 Irlam Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 6NA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited
We at De Brook Lodge are proud to offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Manchester, providing compassionate support to older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia across the Trafford community....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Haylands Residential Home for Gentlemen · 93 Crofts Bank Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 0US
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by J.E.M. Care Limited
We are Haylands Residential Home for Gentlemen in Trafford. We look after older men, including those living with dementia, and we take respite bookings for shorter stays. Being a home for men gives the place its own character, and a good...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Meade Close · 1-2 Meade Close, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5BL
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited
Meade Close is a residential care home in Trafford, on the Manchester side. We support older people and younger adults, including people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with sight or hearing loss, and we offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Respite Service · 10 Shawe Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5DL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Compassionate Care & Support LTD
We are Trafford Respite, a short break and residential setting in the Trafford area of Manchester. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
SignHealth Bowfell Road · SignHealth, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5RR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by SignHealth
We are a residential care home on Bowfell Road in the Trafford area of Manchester, part of SignHealth, supporting Deaf adults and people with hearing loss. The people living here include older people and younger adults, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Springfield House · 57 Warburton Lane, Manchester, Trafford, M31 4NL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairfield Residential Limited
Here at Springfield House, we offer residential care for adults in the heart of Trafford, Manchester, and we take real pride in the community we have built here. Our home supports people with a range of needs, including learning...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Urmston Manor · 61-63, Manchester, Trafford, M41 9EJ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Skydda Homes Limited
We are Urmston Manor, a residential care home in Trafford. We look after older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we also support younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashlands Manor Care Home · 2 Ashlands, Sale, Trafford, M33 5PD
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by New Care Projects Sale (OPCO) Limited
We at Ashlands Manor Care Home are proud to offer compassionate residential and nursing care in the welcoming town of Sale, Trafford. Our home provides a warm, supportive environment where older people, younger adults, and those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashton Lane · 47 Ashton Lane, Sale, Trafford, M33 5PA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd
Ashton Lane is a residential care home in Sale supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people living with a physical disability. Ordinary life is what we are aiming at. People here are supported to cook, shop,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Beckdale House · 3 Beaufort Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 3WR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care Network Solutions Limited
Beckdale House is a residential care home in Sale, in the Trafford area, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the person staying with us...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Cheshire House · 22 St. Marys Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 6SA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We are Cheshire House, a residential care home in Sale supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Our most recent CQC overall rating is outstanding. We are pleased about that, although the thing we would rather be...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Claremont Care Home · 254-256 Washway Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 4RZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Claremont Care Home Limited
Here at Claremont Care Home, we are proud to be a well established residential care home situated in the heart of Sale, Trafford. We provide a warm, homely environment where the people in our care feel genuinely comfortable, safe and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ferrol Lodge · 49 Northenden Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 2DL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ferrol Lodge Care Home Limited
Ferrol Lodge is a residential care home in Sale, Trafford, caring for older people, including many living with dementia. Dementia care rewards attention to small things. Knowing that somebody takes their tea strong, that another person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Fownhope · 42 Fownhope Avenue, Sale, Trafford, M33 4RH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd
Fownhope is a residential care home in Sale, Trafford, supporting adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with visual or hearing impairment, including younger adults. We also...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Harboro · 34 Harboro Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 5AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd
We are Harboro, a residential care home in Sale, in the borough of Trafford. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. The people who...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hayling Road · 34 Hayling Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 6GW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd
Hayling Road is a care home in Sale providing residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults and for people with physical disabilities. We offer respite stays too. The house is small and domestic, and that is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Headonhey · 34 Harboro Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 5AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd
We at Headonhey are proud to offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Sale, Trafford, providing specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and autism in a setting designed to feel like a true home....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Lime Tree House · 264 Washway Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 4RZ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mountlands Trust Limited
Lime Tree House is a residential care home in Sale, in Trafford. We support older people and younger adults, including residents with a physical disability, and we offer respite care for planned short stays. We take the view that a care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Mayfield Care Home · Beaufort Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 3WR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mayfield Carehome Ltd
We are a residential care home in Sale supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oakfield Croft · 1 Oakfield, Sale, Trafford, M33 6NB
Care home · Run by Care UK Care Services Limited
Oakfield Croft is a residential care home in Sale, Trafford. We care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and adults with physical disabilities, and we take respite bookings for people who need a stay...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Syrian House · Sandiway Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 5AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Making Space
We are Syrian House, a residential care home in Sale, in the borough of Trafford. We support adults living with a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Supporting somebody with a mental health...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Yew Tree · Fairy Lane, Trafford, Trafford, M33 2JT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by City Care Partnership Limited
We are a residential care home in Trafford supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including older people who need help with daily living. The house is run as a household rather than an institution. Everyone has...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in Trafford, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Trafford homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£955	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Trafford homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£1,141	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Trafford 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 Trafford 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

Ferrol Lodge, 27 July 2026, Good
Claremont Care Home, 29 May 2026, Good
Meade Close, 26 February 2026, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Haylands Residential Home for Gentlemen, 2 September 2017, Requires improvement
Ascot House, 31 January 2019, Good
Springfield House, 14 February 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Trafford

How many care homes are there in Trafford?

Trafford has 37 CQC registered care homes: 5 Outstanding, 23 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 5 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 Trafford?

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £955 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Trafford 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 Trafford were inspected most recently?

Ferrol Lodge (27 July 2026), Claremont Care Home (29 May 2026) and Meade Close (26 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.