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Little Heaton Care Home
Care home in Manchester, Rochdale
Little Heaton Care Home
Care home in Manchester, Rochdale
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (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
Little Heaton Care Home is a 25-bed care home located in Manchester, North West England. The home is registered to provide care for older people and was rated as Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission, with a report published in 2023.
At the most recent inspection, the home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care. The ratings for Safe and Well-led were Requires Improvement. Families considering Little Heaton may wish to discuss the home's response to these findings with the registered manager.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 24 November 2023 · Last inspected 13 October 2023
Inspectors found that staff were kind and caring, with enough of them to respond to people promptly and attentively. Safeguarding arrangements were effective, staff had received training and supervision, and people were supported to make their own choices, with help to eat well and stay healthy. The home's environment and some infection control practices were found to need improvement.
- Safeguarding systems were effective, and staff understood their responsibilities and felt comfortable raising concerns.
- Staffing levels were sufficient, staff had been safely recruited, and they received appropriate training and supervision.
- People were supported to make choices, with a balanced diet, weight monitoring and timely referrals to specialist professionals.
- Staff were described as kind and caring, and people, relatives and staff spoke positively about how the service was managed.
- Parts of the environment needed attention, including poor paintwork, stained carpets and minor repairs, and it needed to be more suitable for people living with dementia.
- Good infection control practices were not always followed.
- Some minor discrepancies were found in medicines documentation, although medicines were generally well managed.
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 February 2026
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.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
2 recorded crimes in the local area (July 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 Rochdale council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £747 |
| 2025 | £763 |
What Rochdale council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Little Heaton Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 1.8 miles away. The local GP practice is BEACON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.7 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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