Ashton Lane

47 Ashton Lane, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5PA

01619620978

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

17 January 2024

Provider

Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodApr 2016
GoodNov 2018
Requires ImprovementMar 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 Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd, which runs 5 care homes in England: 4 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

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 Ashton Lane

Ashton Lane is a residential care home in Trafford, offering a warm and homely environment where residents are treated as individuals. The team here understands how important it is for families to feel confident and at ease when choosing a care home, and that commitment to building trust runs through everything they do. Trafford's welcoming community provides a lovely backdrop for daily life, with plenty of opportunities for residents to feel connected to the world around them.

This care home accommodates up to 6 people requiring support with physical and sensory impairments, communication difficulties, and moderate to severe learning impairments. At inspection, 5 people were living in the home within one adapted building.

The service is expected to ensure people with learning disabilities and autistic people receive respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence, with good access to local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 28 March 2024

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesPhysical disabilities

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: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · M33 5PA

Registered care categories

Learning disabilities; Physical disabilities.

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 28 March 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 17 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 Ashton Lane'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 Ashton Lane, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Ashton Lane, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Ashton Lane'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