Braeside Care Home
Care home in Rochdale
Operated by East And West Healthcare
What do these badges mean?
- 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
Braeside Care Home is a 38-bed residential care home in Rochdale, North West England. The home was established in 1988 and operates from a Victorian property.
Braeside Care Home was rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. The home was rated Good for Caring and Responsive, and Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective, and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 14 July 2023 · Last inspected 6 June 2023
Inspectors found staff to be patient, caring and responsive, with a good knowledge of the people they support, and people said they were happy with their care. Staff were trained to recognise and report safeguarding concerns, and risks were well managed. The report also raised concerns about consent, medicines management and governance, and the building needs updating.
- Inspectors observed staff being patient, caring and responsive, and said they knew people well.
- People said they were happy with their care and that they could raise concerns and be listened to.
- Staff had training on safeguarding, risks to people were well managed, and required health and safety checks were completed.
- Staffing levels were sufficient, safe recruitment systems were in place, and people were positive about the food and their access to health care.
- Some records for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards authorisations were not up to date, and staff could not say which people had them in place.
- Medicines were not always managed safely, and the provider could not be assured it was meeting Mental Capacity Act requirements.
- Systems for auditing, monitoring and improving the quality and safety of the service needed further development, and parts of the building need updating.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected November 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 950 m away
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
2 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 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 Rochdale council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £747 |
| 2025 | £763 |
What Rochdale council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Braeside Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Fairfield Hospital, 5.3 miles away. The local GP practice is MARK STREET SURGERY, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Rochdale
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New Springs Community Project Group
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Age Concern Todmorden Ltd
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Part of East And West Healthcare
Braeside Care Home is one of 4 homes run by East And West 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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