Care at Parkside
Care home in Oldham
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
Care at Parkside is a 24-bed care home in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It provides residential care and is registered to support older people.
The home was rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission in 2024. The rating found the Safe and Well-led key questions needed improvement, while Effective, Caring and Responsive were rated Good.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 22 February 2024 · Last inspected 22 August 2022
Inspectors found that staff were trained in safeguarding and knew how to raise concerns, that there were enough staff to meet people's needs, and that the home was clean and well kept with good infection control. Care records were person-centred, people were encouraged to take part in activities, and feedback from relatives was generally positive. The report also raised concerns about medicines documentation, the effectiveness of checks and audits, and high bathroom water temperatures that were not acted on at the time but were addressed after the inspection.
- Staff had safeguarding training and knew how to identify and report concerns.
- Staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs and keep them safe, and the home was clean and nicely decorated.
- Care records were person-centred and described people's preferences and how they wished to be supported, with improved recording of activities.
- Feedback from relatives was largely positive, and equipment was checked and serviced regularly.
- Documentation used for the administration of medicines needed improving.
- Some audits and checks were not effective, and action was not always taken when problems were identified.
- Bathroom water temperatures were found to be too high and no action was taken at the time, though this was rectified after the 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.
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2025
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
1 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
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 Oldham council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £855 |
| 2025 | £902 |
What Oldham council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Care at Parkside is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 1.3 miles away. The local GP practice is MD FAMILY PRACTICE, 0.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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