Alexander Care Home

164 Rochdale Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7BY

01617971104

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

17 July 2019

Provider

Fidelity Residential Ltd

Beds

31 beds

About Alexander Care Home

Alexander Care Home is a residential care home in Bury, offering personal care and support for older adults. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Alexander Care Home provides personal care and support to up to 31 people. At the time of inspection, 28 residents were living at the home. People and relatives reported feeling safe, with risks appropriately assessed and minimized.

The service had effective systems for medicine management and maintaining cleanliness and safe equipment. However, some residents raised concerns about staffing levels, prompting inspectors to recommend that the registered manager review how staff are deployed throughout the home to ensure adequate coverage.

Source: CQC inspection report, 8 August 2019

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 31 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BL9 7BY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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: Good.

Rating report published 8 August 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 17 July 2019.

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

Read Alexander Care Home'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 Alexander Care Home, 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 Alexander Care Home, 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 Alexander Care Home'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