Abbeyfield House

114-116 Gatley Road, Gatley, Cheshire, SK8 4AB

01614285434

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

8 January 2024

Provider

Caritas Services Limited

Beds

7 beds

Rating history

GoodApr 2016
GoodOct 2018
Requires ImprovementFeb 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Caritas Services Limited, which runs 4 care homes in England: 3 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in the North West: £882 a week for residential care and £1,196 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Abbeyfield House

Abbeyfield House is a nursing care home in Stockport, offering a place where residents can feel genuinely at home rather than simply looked after. The team here takes pride in building real relationships with the people in their care, creating an environment that feels personal and warm. For families exploring care options in the Stockport area, it can be reassuring to find a home with a clear commitment to knowing each resident as an individual.

This residential care home supports up to 7 people with physical or learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Staff enable residents to pursue their interests and maintain meaningful lives, including leisure activities and voluntary work, supporting them with maximum choice and control in the least restrictive ways possible. A consistent team of staff know people well, with gaps covered by bank or agency workers.

The service had some areas for improvement. Systems to oversee the home and ensure staff completed training and received regular supervision were not always effective, though the registered manager took immediate action to address this following inspection. There was insufficient oversight of agency staff to verify they were suitably skilled and given proper induction, which the service immediately remedied.

Environmental issues were also identified during the inspection that required attention.

Source: CQC inspection report, 7 February 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peopleSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 7 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SK8 4AB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 7 February 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 8 January 2024.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Abbeyfield House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Abbeyfield House, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Abbeyfield House, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Abbeyfield House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees