Hulton Care Home

Clarke Brow, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6BW

01616546693

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

26 July 2022

Provider

Franklin Care Group Limited

Beds

30 beds

About Hulton Care Home

Hulton Care Home brings residential care to the community of Rochdale, offering families a local option when looking for support for a loved one. The team there aims to create a comfortable, homely environment where residents can feel settled and looked after. For families beginning the search for care, it can be reassuring to find a home close to familiar surroundings and the people who matter most.

Hulton Care Home accommodates up to 30 people, including adults, elderly people and those living with dementia, across two floors. At inspection, 26 people were using the service.

Inspectors found that medicines were not always managed safely or recorded accurately. Risk assessments were either missing or not readily available for review, meaning risks were not always being appropriately managed. While the home was clean and tidy, safe infection prevention and control practices were not consistently followed.

Staffing levels were appropriate.

Source: CQC inspection report, 5 October 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger 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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · M24 6BW

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 5 October 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 26 July 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
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?
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 Hulton 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 Hulton 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 Hulton 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 Hulton 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