Brandreth Lodge Nursing Home
Care home in Wigan, Lancashire
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- 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
Brandreth Lodge Nursing Home is a 24-bed nursing home in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is part of a larger organisation, and its community technology team is based within the home. The home's approach centres on the person rather than on clinical leadership: care plans are built through ongoing engagement with each resident and, where they wish, their loved ones, to identify what matters most to them and to set out their own defined needs and outcomes. Families' comments describe rooms that are well furnished and comfortable, regular activities and entertainment, good food, grounds with outdoor seating, and staff who are friendly and caring.
The Care Quality Commission rates Brandreth Lodge Requires Improvement overall, based on its 2023 inspection report. Its key-question grades are Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe care and for well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 13 September 2023 · Last inspected 27 July 2023
Inspectors visited Brandreth Lodge, a residential home for up to 24 older people, while 16 people lived there. The home has two floors and comfortable shared spaces and gardens. Staff were described as numerous enough, the building was clean, and people were supported to make their own choices in a way that respected their rights.
- Residents were protected from abuse, and past errors were learned from so they were less likely to recur.
- Staffing levels were sufficient to meet residents' needs and the premises were kept clean.
- The atmosphere was warm and homely, and the culture was positive.
- Staff reported enjoying their work and receiving good support from management.
- Some risks to people's health and safety had not been properly assessed or reduced.
- Medicines management needed changes to be made safe.
- Oversight and risk management across the service needed improving, and staff training and supervision were overdue.
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
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 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.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
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 | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Brandreth Lodge Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 6.3 miles away. The local GP practice is PARBOLD SURGERY, 0.4 miles away.
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
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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