Lady of the Vale Care Home
Care home in Altrincham, Trafford
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
Lady of the Vale Care Home is a nursing home in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, providing care for up to 39 residents. The home offers nursing care, long-term residential care, respite care and palliative care support, delivered by nursing and care staff available 24 hours a day. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across Safe, Effective, Caring and Well-led; the Responsive key question is rated Requires Improvement.
The home supports people with nursing needs and seeks to involve residents and their families in decisions about care and the running of the service. Staff work with local health services including hospitals, GPs and pharmacies to co-ordinate support.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 16 May 2022 · Last inspected 12 April 2022
Inspectors found that staff treat people kindly and respectfully, protect their privacy and support their choices. The home has a warm, relaxed atmosphere, and staff respond promptly as people's needs change. Medicines, meals and healthcare needs are managed safely, though the report identifies some areas for development.
- Staff were seen to be kind and respectful, and to protect people's dignity and privacy.
- Medicines are given safely by staff who have been assessed as competent.
- End-of-life care planning gives staff clear guidance at a sensitive time.
- People are supported to make their own choices, with the least restrictive approach used and the policies and systems in place to support this.
- People do not always have access to a wide range of activities, although a new activities co-ordinator has been recruited.
- Care plans could be more personalised to record individual characteristics and help staff get to know people better.
- Some newer staff had not completed the care certificate, though the manager has since enrolled them on it.
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.
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CoursePlentiful
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
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 Trafford council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £893 |
| 2025 | £955 |
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Local health safety net
Lady of the Vale Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 2.7 miles away. The local GP practice is ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.9 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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