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Clumber House Nursing HomeCheshire East

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Clumber House Nursing Home

81 Dickens Lane, Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1NT

01625879946

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

15 February 2023

Provider

United Care (North) Limited

Beds

41 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 39 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 27 are rated higher by CQC, 12 are the same and none are lower.

22 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementOct 2015
Requires ImprovementMay 2016
Requires ImprovementOct 2017
Requires ImprovementNov 2018
Requires ImprovementNov 2019
GoodMar 2021
Requires ImprovementMar 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2023. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home United Care (North) Limited runs in England.

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.
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 Clumber House Nursing Home

Clumber House Nursing Home is a nursing home based in Cheshire East, offering residential care in a setting that many families will find reassuringly close to home. The team there works to provide nursing support for residents, and the home's location in this part of Cheshire makes it a practical option for families across the area who are looking for nearby care. If you are exploring options for a loved one, it is always worth reaching out to the home directly to get a feel for the environment and the people who work there.

Clumber House Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 41 people, with 38 residents at the time of inspection. The service's systems for assessing and monitoring risk were not effective in identifying concerns observed during the inspection that put people at risk. Care records were not always reflective of actual observations, meaning residents did not consistently receive person-centred support.

While the home had a system to review accidents and incidents, this did not always lead to improved safety or better risk mitigation.

Staff faced significant pressure due to high support dependency among residents, leaving little time for social engagement and meaning staff could not always respond quickly to people's needs. The manager was advised to review staffing levels and deployment. Although processes existed to assess people under the Mental Capacity Act, the service was not always working in line with this legislation.

The manager was recommended to review information held on residents regarding their mental capacity assessments.

Source: CQC inspection report, 25 March 2023

Specialist Care

Older 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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 41 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SK12 1NT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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 25 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 15 February 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 23 March 2021: Good
CaringPublished 20 November 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 20 November 2019: 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 Clumber House Nursing 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 Clumber House Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Clumber House Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Clumber House Nursing 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