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Oakland House Nursing HomeManchester

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Oakland House Nursing Home

290-292 Dickenson Road, Longsight, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 0YL

01612572395

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

12 July 2021

Provider

Equilibrium Healthcare Limited

Beds

38 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementDec 2015
Requires ImprovementFeb 2017
Requires ImprovementApr 2018
GoodJul 2019
Requires ImprovementSept 2021

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2021. CQC has rated this home 5 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 Equilibrium Healthcare 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.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
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 Oakland House Nursing Home

Oakland House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Manchester, providing care for adults with a range of physical and mental health needs. Details of the latest CQC findings are set out below.

Oakland House Nursing Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 38 people aged 18 and over, currently supporting 33 residents. The service comprises three separate units across three floors: Elm, Cedar and Willow. People with more complex physical health problems requiring higher nursing needs live on the ground floor, while those with enduring mental health needs are supported across the other areas.

The home aims to help people recover, rehabilitate and become independent.

Medicines were managed safely with close links to health and social care professionals ensuring residents' physical and mental health needs were met and changes responded to quickly. Accidents and incidents were recorded and analysed to support staff in taking preventative actions and learning lessons. The provider had a safe recruitment process in place.

However, not all risks to people had been identified and mitigated against, and whilst checks and systems existed, these were not always consistently managed to ensure the environment remained safe for residents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 16 September 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · M13 0YL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Caring for people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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 16 September 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 12 July 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 9 July 2019: Good
Caring: Good
ResponsivePublished 9 July 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 Oakland 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 Oakland House Nursing 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 Oakland House Nursing 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 Oakland 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