Bruce Lodge
Residential care home in Stockport
Operated by Borough Care
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- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- 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
Bruce Lodge is a purpose-built care home in Offerton, Stockport, registered for 66 residents and providing residential care and dementia support. The building is designed around light, with wide corridors and airy rooms, and the home sits on the edge of Woodbank Park, giving residents views over open ground and easy access to fresh air. At the centre of the building is an atrium with shops, a café and nostalgic details intended to encourage conversation and social contact. The home describes itself as suited to people living with dementia, and it is led by a care home manager who joined the organisation in 2024 and aims for a person-centred, family-like atmosphere.
The Care Quality Commission rated Bruce Lodge Good overall in its 2023 report. Its Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive key questions were each rated Good, while Well-led was rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 22 June 2023 · Last inspected 22 May 2023
Bruce Lodge is a care home for older people, some living with dementia, supporting 64 people at the time of inspection. Inspectors found staff were recruited safely, risks to people were assessed with useful guidance in care plans, and people were supported to make choices, with staff treating them kindly and with respect. Staff were trained and supervised, and the registered manager built good links with other organisations.
- People said staff were caring, kind and treated them well.
- Staff respected people's privacy, dignity and confidentiality, and care plans recorded people's backgrounds and diversity.
- Risk assessments and care plans gave staff the information needed to support people safely.
- The registered manager had good working relationships with the local authority and health protection teams.
- Medicines were mostly managed safely, and inspectors made a recommendation about the safe storage of thickeners.
- Inspectors recommended that people have access to water at all times.
- Inspectors found some improvements were still needed in how the quality and safety of the service are monitored.
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
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
2 recorded crimes in the local area (March 2026)
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Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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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 Stockport council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,045 |
| 2025 | £1,113 |
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Local health safety net
Bruce Lodge is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 1.8 miles away. The local GP practice is MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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