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Hillcrest Residential Home
Residential care home in Tyldesley, Wigan
Hillcrest Residential Home
Residential care home in Tyldesley, Wigan
Operated by Caring Alternatives
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
Hillcrest Residential Home is a care home in Tyldesley, Wigan, providing residential care for 17 people. The home is registered and rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
The home is operated by Caring Alternatives, a privately owned care company based in the North West of England that also provides supported living, outreach, domiciliary care and day services. Hillcrest offers personalised residential care to enable residents to maintain independence and choice in their daily lives.
Care provided
Food hygiene rating
Generally satisfactory
Food Standards Agency · inspected November 2025
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
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 Wigan council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £732 |
| 2025 | £779 |
What Wigan council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Hillcrest Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 3.3 miles away. The local GP practice is THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Tyldesley
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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,…
Senior Solutions
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Age UK Bolton
Age UK Bolton is a local self-financing charity, established in 1947 to promote the well-being of all older people (50+) in the metropolitan borough of Bolton.We are also part of the influential…
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…
Bolton Dementia Support
To provide education and training, information and advice, support, social events and outings, weekly activity sessions and have a resource of therapeutic activities to support the person with…
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…
Part of Caring Alternatives
Hillcrest Residential Home is one of 2 homes run by Caring Alternatives 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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