Woodbury Short Stay

Whalley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, Lancashire, M45 8WZ

01612536000

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

8 February 2019

Provider

Persona Care and Support Limited

Beds

4 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementDec 2017
GoodApr 2019

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Persona Care and Support Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Good.

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 Woodbury Short Stay

Woodbury Short Stay is a residential care home in Bury offering short-stay accommodation alongside a shared lives scheme for people with learning disabilities and autism. Further details from the CQC's most recent inspection are set out below.

Woodbury Short Stay and Shared Lives Scheme provides short-stay accommodation and a shared lives scheme supporting people with learning disabilities and autism. At inspection, four people were living at the short-stay facility while 27 people received support from shared lives carers in the community. Some individuals used the short-stay service for respite care alongside their shared lives arrangements.

The service is designed around values of choice, independence and inclusion, enabling people to live ordinary lives within their communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 April 2019

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 4 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · M45 8WZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; 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: Good.

Rating report published 26 April 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 8 February 2019.

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

Read Woodbury Short Stay'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 Woodbury Short Stay, 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 Woodbury Short Stay, 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 Woodbury Short Stay'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