Home care agency

Ashwood Care Leigh

Home care agency in Leigh, Wigan

Ashwood Care Leigh

Home care agency in Leigh, Wigan

Operated by Ashwood Home Care

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
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).
Address1j, 1k, Brown Street North, Leigh, WN7 1BU

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About

Ashwood Care Leigh is a home care agency based in Leigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It delivers care and support to people in their own homes, with a focus on dementia. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs or sensory impairment.

Ashwood Care Leigh was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, receiving Good grades across all key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 15 October 2019 · Last inspected 22 August 2019

Inspectors found Ashwood Care, a domiciliary service supporting 137 people in their own homes, to be providing good care at its August 2019 visit. Staff were described as a small, stable group who knew people well, treated them respectfully, and supported their choice, independence and community access. Recruitment, safeguarding, training and supervision were found to be in place, and care plans were reviewed as needs changed.

Strengths noted
  • A small, regular team gave continuity, and people said staff were friendly, caring and respectful.
  • People were involved in decisions about their care and in reviews of their care plans.
  • Recruitment checks, safeguarding awareness and staff training, supervision and appraisal were in place.
  • Quality monitoring and learning from past actions were evident, and the service was found to have improved since its previous inspection.

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

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital5.2 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Ashwood Care Leigh will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Ashwood Care Leigh is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 5.2 miles away. The local GP practice is BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Bolton Hospital · 5.2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of Ashwood Home Care

Ashwood Care Leigh is one of 2 services run by Ashwood Home Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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