Barley Brook
Residential care home in Wigan
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
Barley Brook is a residential care home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, providing care for people living with dementia. It has 28 registered beds. Staff aim to learn each resident's life story, personality, routines and preferences, and care is planned around each person through individual care plans. Daily life includes one-to-one time and familiar routines, along with activities such as favourite music, conversation and memories, and time with family. The home aims to help residents keep their individuality, independence and connections.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in its 2022 report. It rated the home Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 28 December 2022 · Last inspected 21 November 2022
Inspectors looked at Barley Brook, a Wigan residential home for up to 28 people, in a focused review of safety, effectiveness and leadership. They found no evidence that people were at risk from the concerns that prompted the visit. Residents reported feeling safe and comfortable with staff, medicines were handled by trained and assessed staff, and people were happy with their meals and had good access to health professionals.
- Staff are trained in safeguarding and know how to raise concerns
- Medicines are managed safely by staff whose competency is checked
- Choice and control are supported, with least restrictive practice in line with policies
- Staff receive supervision, and people were content with the food and drink provided
- Record keeping needs to improve, including completion of supplementary charts
- Checks on the accuracy and consistency of records need strengthening, and inspectors made a recommendation about the provider's governance processes
- One person and one relative did not feel the home was well run
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
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected May 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysSparse
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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £732 |
| 2025 | £779 |
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Local health safety net
Barley Brook is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 0.9 miles away. The local GP practice is BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1 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.
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Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link Limited
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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