Garfield House Care Home

23 Ivor Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 3JA

01706712377

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

18 April 2023

Provider

Wellington Healthcare (Arden) Ltd

Beds

30 beds

About Garfield House Care Home

Garfield House Care Home brings a warm and homely feel to residential care in Rochdale, offering families a reassuring place to turn when looking for support for a loved one. The team there understands how big a decision this can be, and their focus on making residents feel comfortable and valued comes through from the moment you walk through the door.

Garfield House Care Home provides personal care for up to 30 older people, including those with physical disabilities and dementia. All accommodation is on the ground floor, and 25 people were living at the home during the inspection. The service was previously part of the larger Carders Court Care Home but became independently registered in September 2022 when the provider split the original facility into five separate homes.

Source: CQC inspection report, 24 January 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

Facilities & Amenities

GardenSecure GardenWheelchair AccessibleActivities ProgrammeDining RoomHairdresserMinibus

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: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · OL11 3JA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; 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 24 January 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 18 April 2023.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Garfield House 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 Garfield House 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 Garfield House 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 Garfield House 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