Can Bury Metropolitan Borough Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where a care needs assessment confirms nursing care is required and a financial assessment places the person within the nationally set thresholds. Need is weighed before money, so the needs assessment always comes first. Where the person's needs stem mainly from health rather than social care, continuing healthcare funding from the health service may meet the entire cost. Anyone paying privately should still claim the contribution towards the nursing element of the fee.

How is a care needs assessment arranged in Bury?

Approach the adult social care team at Bury Metropolitan Borough Council and request one, for yourself or on behalf of a relative who consents. There is no charge and anyone who appears to need care and support has a legal right to an assessment whatever their savings. The assessor will look at health conditions, mobility, daily tasks and existing support before recommending a level of care. Hospital ward teams can also make the referral ahead of discharge.

How soon should the search in Bury begin?

Sooner than most families expect, because assessments and funding decisions take weeks rather than days. The best regarded homes tend to be the ones with waiting lists, so a late start narrows the choice considerably. An early start allows repeat visits and a proper comparison of the inspection reports. If a discharge is being arranged, ask the ward for time rather than agreeing to the first available place.

Which nursing homes are registered in Bury?

Sixteen match this search and all of them appear on this page. They include Gorsey Clough Nursing Home, Regency Care Centre, Radcliffe House, Burrswood Care Home, The Elton Unit, The Heathlands Village and Nazareth House. Each entry links to a profile with registration details and the latest Care Quality Commission judgement. The list follows the live register and changes as homes open, close or vary their registration.

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Bury?

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty overnight and how the home covers sickness and leave. Request the most recent inspection report and ask the manager to explain anything inspectors raised and what has changed since. Watch whether residents look occupied and are spoken to warmly rather than simply supervised. Ask what would happen if health declined, so you know whether the placement could continue.

What separates a nursing home from a residential care home?

A residential care home provides personal care from trained care staff, covering washing, dressing, meals, medication and company. A nursing home provides that same support and keeps registered nurses on duty at all hours, so clinical care happens on the premises. That matters for anyone with wounds needing dressing, complex medication or a condition expected to progress. All sixteen providers listed here hold registration for nursing care.

Nursing Homes in Bury

Bury has 17 CQC registered nursing homes. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 9 of the 17 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Bury at a glance

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

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £773 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Bury: 87%. The 12 month average is 85%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 81
People aged 75 and over: 18,700. Rising to 20,400 by 2035, up 9%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed. 6 changed owner, covering 206 beds.
Who pays, across Bury (estimate): 46% council, 30% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,400. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 18%
People aged 85 and over: 4,700. Rising to 6,700 by 2035, up 43%

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Planning and Paying for Nursing Care in Bury

Cost and eligibility usually shape a shortlist long before anyone walks through a front door, so those questions repay early attention. The route opens with a care needs assessment, which is free, available to anyone who appears to need care and support whatever their savings, and designed to establish what level of care is genuinely required. It sometimes concludes that a residential home or a package of support at home would answer the need as well as a nursing placement would.

Requesting an Assessment

Requests go to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing people who live in Bury and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. The assessor considers health conditions, mobility, daily routines and whatever help family already provides, then records a recommendation in writing. Ask sooner than feels necessary, because an assessment arranged against a discharge deadline leaves almost no room to compare one home with another.

Means Testing and Additional Funding

A financial assessment then measures income, savings and capital against nationally set thresholds to fix the split between personal contribution and public funding. The health service contribution towards the nursing portion of a fee is not means tested, so it should be claimed even by those arranging their own placement. Where health needs are substantial and continuing, continuing healthcare funding may cover the whole cost, and asking to be assessed for it is entirely reasonable rather than presumptuous.

Cost Context

Nursing fees run above residential rates because qualified nurses must be rostered at all times, and they differ across the homes listed here according to room type, setting within Bury and the intensity of care needed. Ask for the figure in writing, establish what falls outside it, and confirm the notice period before any rise takes effect. If a third party top up is proposed, be clear who is committing to pay it.

Choosing a Nursing Home in Bury and What to Check

Gorsey Clough Nursing Home holds an Outstanding rating, the only home here to have achieved one. Eleven are rated Good, among them Regency Care Centre, Cambeck Close, Radcliffe House, Burrswood Care Home, Oak Lodge Care Home, Rose Court Nursing and Residential Home, The Heathlands Village, Cameron House Care Home and Bank House Care Home. The Priory Highbank Centre and Hollybank Care Home require improvement, while Radcliffe Place and Choices for Living Well have no published rating yet.

How Much Weight a Judgement Deserves

An Outstanding rating is genuinely uncommon and worth noting, though it reflects one inspection on particular days, so check when that visit happened. Where a home requires improvement, the report will show whether the concerns touched safety and dignity or sat with governance and paperwork, and the two deserve very different weight. Homes without a published rating are simply ones the regulator has not yet reported on, which places more of the burden on your own visit.

Questions Worth Putting Directly

Ask how many registered nurses cover the night shift and how often agency staff fill gaps. Ask how dementia is supported where that applies, and whether the home can care for someone approaching the end of life without a further move. Visit twice if you can, once by arrangement and once informally near a mealtime.

17 nursing homes in Bury

Bank House Care Home · Brandleshome Road, Bury, Bury, BL8 1DJ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Crystal House Platinum Limited
Bank House Care Home is a nursing home in Bury. We provide nursing care for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss. We also support younger adults and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Burrswood Care Home · Newton Street, Bury, Bury, BL9 5HB
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Advinia Care Homes Limited
We at Burrswood Care Home are proud to offer a welcoming nursing home in the heart of Bury, providing compassionate nursing care and specialist support for older people, adults living with dementia, and those with physical disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cameron House Care Home · Cameron Street, Bury, Bury, BL8 2QH
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd
Cameron House Care Home is a nursing home in Bury, with registered nurses on duty around the clock alongside our care team. We look after older people whose health needs require nursing, younger adults with nursing needs, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Choices for Living Well (Killelea) · Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Bury, BL8 1JJ
Nursing home · Care home · Nursing on site · Run by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Choices for Living Well at Killelea in Bury provides both residential and nursing care for a broad range of adults. Most of our residents are older people, and we also support adults with mental health needs, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Gorsey Clough Nursing Home · Harwood Road, Bury, Bury, BL8 3PT
Nursing home · CQC Outstanding · Nursing on site · Run by Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited
We are Gorsey Clough, a nursing home in Bury. We care for older people and for younger adults with nursing needs, including people living with dementia, people managing a mental health condition, and people with a physical disability. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Jubilee Heights · Irwell Street, Bury, Bury, BL9 0HE
Nursing home · Nursing on site · Run by Jubilee Heights Health Care Limited
Jubilee Heights is a nursing home in Bury, providing nursing care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people who have a physical disability. Qualified nurses are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Regency Care Centre · 140 Lilly Hill, Bury, Bury, M45 7SG
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Lovett Care Limited
We at Regency Care Centre are proud to offer compassionate nursing care in the heart of Bury, providing a welcoming home for older people who need dedicated support, whether on a long term or short term basis. Our centre is a place where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
The Elton Unit · Walshaw Road, Bury, Bury, BL8 3AS
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Priory Rehabilitation Services Limited
We are a nursing home in Bury, caring for people whose health needs require qualified nursing alongside help with daily life. We support older people and younger adults, including people with physical disabilities and people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Priory Highbank Centre · Walmersley House, Bury, Bury, BL9 5LX
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Priory Rehabilitation Services Limited
Here at The Priory Highbank Centre in Bury, we provide nursing home care for a range of people with differing needs and circumstances. Our team supports older adults, younger adults, and individuals living with physical disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cambeck Close · Cambeck Close, Manchester, Bury, M45 8NF
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Cambeck Close is a nursing home in Bury. We care for adults who need qualified nursing alongside help with daily living, including older people, younger adults and people who have a learning disability. Having nurses on duty at all hours...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hollybank Care Home · 211a Bolton Road, Manchester, Bury, M26 3GN
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by S R Latimer and Dr K S Kotegaonkar
We are Hollybank Care Home in Bury, Manchester. We provide both nursing and residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we take respite stays. Offering both kinds of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Nazareth House · Scholes Lane, Manchester, Bury, M25 0NU
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Nazareth Care Charitable Trust
Nazareth House is a nursing home near Manchester, caring for older people and younger adults whose needs require qualified nursing alongside support with daily life. Registered nurses work with our care team, which means we can look after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oak Lodge Care Home · 514 Bury New Road, Manchester, Bury, M25 3AN
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by S R Latimer and Dr K S Kotegaonkar
Oak Lodge Care Home is a nursing home in the Bury area. We care for older people who need nursing support, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Radcliffe House · 26 Eastfields, Manchester, Bury, M26 4QE
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Nestlings Care Ltd
Radcliffe House is a nursing home in Bury, supporting adults whose needs bring together nursing and mental health or learning disability care. Many of the people who live here are younger adults, and several have been poorly served...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Radcliffe Place · 5 Dumers Lane, Manchester, Bury, M26 2TP
Nursing home · Nursing on site · Run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Radcliffe Place is a nursing home near Bury, and we care for adults whose needs combine qualified nursing with other kinds of support. The people we look after include adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, people living...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Heathlands Village · Heathlands Drive, Manchester, Bury, M25 9SB
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Federation of Jewish Services
The Heathlands Village is a nursing home in Bury, Greater Manchester. We care for older people who need registered nursing alongside help with daily life, including people living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Rose Court Nursing and Residential Home · 44-48 Water Street, Radcliffe, Bury, M26 4DF
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by HC-One Limited
We at Rose Court Nursing and Residential Home are proud to offer compassionate nursing care in the heart of Radcliffe, a welcoming community within the Bury area of the North West. Our home has been thoughtfully created as a place where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Bury, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Bury homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£773	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Bury homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£916	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Bury 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 Bury 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

Radcliffe House, 15 June 2026, Good
Choices for Living Well (Killelea), 25 February 2026, Not yet rated
Bank House Care Home, 20 March 2025, Good

Longest since a report

The Elton Unit, 10 October 2018, Good
Regency Care Centre, 15 July 2021, Good
Oak Lodge Care Home, 8 September 2021, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Bury

How many nursing homes are there in Bury?

Bury has 17 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 11 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 3 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Bury?

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £773 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Bury 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 nursing homes in Bury were inspected most recently?

Radcliffe House (15 June 2026), Choices for Living Well (Killelea) (25 February 2026) and Bank House Care Home (20 March 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.