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Oldfield Bank Residential Care HomeTrafford

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Rated:GoodResidential

Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home

5 Highgate Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4QZ

01619280658

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

1 June 2023

Provider

3A Care (Altrincham) Limited

Beds

28 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 33 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 5 are rated higher by CQC, 23 are the same and 5 are lower.

13 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 2018
Requires ImprovementNov 2019
GoodJul 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023.

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 3A Care (Altrincham) 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.

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 Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home

Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Trafford, providing personal care and support to older adults, including people living with dementia. Full details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home accommodates up to 28 older adults, including people living with dementia, in one adapted building. At inspection, 25 people were living at the home. The service benefits from good leadership and a stable staff team who feel valued and motivated to deliver person-centred care.

People and their relatives were positive about the home's culture and ethos, with staff reporting high job satisfaction.

Staff demonstrated strong safeguarding knowledge and understood when to raise concerns. Medicines were managed safely, and recruitment practices were secure. Individual risks were properly assessed and monitored, while staff followed infection prevention and control guidance effectively.

The home supported people to make choices about their lives and received care delivered in the least restrictive way possible, consistent with their best interests.

Source: CQC inspection report, 11 July 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 28 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WA14 4QZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 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: Good.

Rating report published 11 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 June 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 19 November 2019: Good
CaringPublished 19 November 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 19 November 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Oldfield Bank Residential 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 Oldfield Bank Residential 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 Oldfield Bank Residential 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 Oldfield Bank Residential 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