Ambleside Bank Care Home
Residential care home in Wigan
Operated by Century Healthcare
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Ambleside Bank Care Home is a 40-bed residential care home located in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The home provides care for older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people living with dementia.
Ambleside Bank Care Home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led (report published 2024).
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 25 January 2024 · Last inspected 12 January 2024
Inspectors describe Ambleside Bank, a purpose-built home near Wigan town centre for up to 40 people, as providing safe, personal care that residents and relatives value. Staff are said to know people well, receive regular safeguarding training, and are deployed in sufficient numbers. The report says the home is clean, that people are supported to make their own choices, and that management is open and approachable.
- Residents and relatives speak positively about the care, and staff are described as knowing them well.
- Staff have regular safeguarding training and know how to spot and report concerns.
- Staffing levels meet people's needs, and the provider will increase staff if needs change.
- People's views are gathered through meetings and questionnaires, and they receive updates on the actions taken.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
2 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Wigan council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £732 |
| 2025 | £779 |
What Wigan council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Ambleside Bank Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is INCE SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Wigan
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age Concern Wigan Borough
The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We…
Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age
The advancement of education, and in particular the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work, by all means including associated activates conducive to learning and…
Senior Solutions
Senior Solutions has been helping older people in Westhoughton and the surrounding districts, since 1997. Through our dedicated team of volunteers and staff, we work to prevent the damaging…
Crossroads Carers Support Group
65 thousand hours of respite in the form of weekends away and day trips for adult carers and under sixteen's plus, monthly coffee mornings with booked activities, identified new carers, increased…
Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link Limited
Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly,…
St Helens Carers Centre
Support for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers
Part of Century Healthcare
Ambleside Bank Care Home is one of 5 homes run by Century Healthcare on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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