Which providers in Congleton offer nursing care?

Four registered providers appear on this page: Heliosa Nursing Home, Clayton Manor, Astbury Mere Care Home and Priesty Fields Care Home. All four are registered as nursing homes, which means registered nurses are on duty at all hours. Three currently hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission and one holds Requires Improvement. Each profile sets out the registration and the most recently published inspection outcome.

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

A care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care from trained care staff, covering help with washing, dressing, medication and supervision overnight, but without nurses on the premises. A nursing home holds an additional registration requiring registered nurses on site at all hours, which is what people with medical needs such as complex wound care, tube feeding or care at the end of life require. All four Congleton providers listed here are registered as nursing homes. If the move is driven by a clinical need rather than by frailty alone, that registration is the detail to check first.

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

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and how weekend cover is arranged. Ask how much of the care team is permanent rather than agency, since continuity matters as much as numbers. Ask what the home does when a resident deteriorates and who it calls, and ask how it manages pain and end of life care. Finally ask whether relatives can visit freely, join a meal and take part in care reviews.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Congleton?

Contact Cheshire East Council and ask the adult social care team for a care needs assessment. Anybody who appears to need care has a right to one regardless of income or savings, and a relative, GP or hospital discharge team can request it on their behalf. An assessor will go through the daily help needed, including any nursing tasks, and produce a written record. That record then guides the funding decision and gives every home the same information to work from.

Can Cheshire East Council fund a nursing home placement?

Cheshire East Council can contribute towards fees, but only once a care needs assessment has shown that nursing home care is appropriate and a financial assessment has looked at income and capital. The outcome may be council funding, a shared cost, or a decision that the person pays privately. Where the council contributes it sets a weekly rate it will meet, and a family member may be asked to pay the difference if the chosen home charges above that. It is also worth asking whether an NHS contribution towards the nursing element applies, as that is assessed separately.

How far ahead should we start looking at nursing homes?

Start as early as the need becomes likely, because with only four homes here a bed at the one you prefer may not be free when you want it. Where a hospital discharge is driving the timetable, the pressure to decide quickly can be considerable, so having read the inspection reports in advance puts you in a far stronger position. Ask the ward about short term options if nothing suitable is available immediately. Even a week or two of preparation makes a noticeable difference to the choice you end up with.

Nursing Homes in Congleton

Congleton has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Congleton at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Congleton, to help you judge the options below.

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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Choosing the right nursing home in Congleton

Ask about the nurses. How many are on shift, who covers the night, and what happens when the nurse on duty is already dealing with somebody else.

What nursing registration gives you

All four providers on this page are registered as nursing homes. That registration obliges them to have registered nurses on site at every hour, which is what makes them suitable for people with medical needs such as complex wound care, tube feeding, unstable long term conditions or care at the end of life. A residential home, by contrast, provides personal care without nurses on the premises. If the clinical need is the reason for the move, this registration is the thing that matters most, so ask each home to describe the nursing it actually delivers day to day.

Reading the inspection record

Heliosa Nursing Home, Clayton Manor and Astbury Mere Care Home currently hold Good. Priesty Fields Care Home holds Requires Improvement, a grade that does not mean unsafe care and need not end your interest, though it does mean opening the report to see which inspection area fell short and whether the concern touched clinical care or record keeping. Check the date of each inspection as well, because nursing teams can change substantially between visits and a judgement describes the home as it was found on one day.

What to look for in person

Visit twice if you can, and try to see a shift changeover, since that is when gaps show. Watch whether call bells are answered promptly, whether residents look comfortable and well positioned, and whether staff speak to people rather than across them. Ask how nursing cover is arranged overnight and at weekends, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and who the home calls when somebody deteriorates.

Arranging and funding a nursing home place in Congleton

Start with a care needs assessment

Ask for a care needs assessment before fees take over the conversation. Cheshire East Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying one out, and anybody who appears to need care may request one whatever their savings. The assessor records what help is needed with washing, dressing, eating, medication and any nursing task, and homes will expect to read that written summary before offering a bed.

What the fees reflect

A financial assessment generally follows, weighing income against capital, and it decides whether the council contributes, whether the cost is shared, or whether the person pays privately. Nursing care normally costs more than residential care because of the nursing cover, so ask each home for its fee schedule in writing and for a plain list of what falls outside it. Ask too whether an NHS contribution towards the nursing element applies in your relative's case, since that is a separate question from the council's assessment.

4 nursing homes in Congleton

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
Clayton Manor · Rood Hill, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1YZ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited
Clayton Manor is a nursing home in Congleton in Cheshire East. We provide nursing care for older people and for younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people whose sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Astbury Mere Care Home · Newcastle Road, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 4HP
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Porthaven Care Homes LLP
Here at Astbury Mere Care Home, we provide nursing care for older people, younger adults and those living with dementia in the heart of Congleton, Cheshire East. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Priesty Fields Care Home · Priesty Fields, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 4AQ
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Sandstone Care Cheshire Limited
Priesty Fields Care Home is a nursing home in Congleton caring for older people who need qualified nursing alongside help with daily life, including residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, 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

Priesty Fields Care Home, 2 September 2025, Requires improvement
Astbury Mere Care Home, 2 December 2022, Good
Heliosa Nursing Home, 11 June 2021, Good

Longest since a report

Clayton Manor, 31 December 2019, Good
Heliosa Nursing Home, 11 June 2021, Good
Astbury Mere Care Home, 2 December 2022, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Congleton

How many nursing homes are there in Congleton?

Congleton has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Congleton?

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 nursing homes in Congleton were inspected most recently?

Priesty Fields Care Home (2 September 2025), Astbury Mere Care Home (2 December 2022) and Heliosa Nursing Home (11 June 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.

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