Oakdene Care Home
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).
Do you run Oakdene Care Home? Manage this listing free.
About
Oakdene Care Home is a 32-bed residential and nursing home in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The home provides a range of care from residential to palliative support, with qualified nurses and trained staff available 24 hours a day. Each resident receives a personalised care plan developed through pre-assessment of their individual needs.
The Care Quality Commission rated Oakdene Good overall in 2019, with Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 21 October 2019 · Last inspected 23 September 2019
Inspectors found that residents said they felt safe and content, with risks to their health and welfare assessed and guidance in place for staff. Staff were described as kind and caring, with good relationships with residents and a relaxed, sociable atmosphere in which people could follow their own routines and interests. The report says that residents felt there were enough staff to support them and to take part in activities they wanted.
- Risks to residents' health, welfare and safety are assessed, with guidance for staff on how to reduce them.
- Staff are recruited safely and receive training suited to their roles.
- Residents are supported to make their own choices, with staff acting in their best interests and in the least restrictive way.
- Staff are kind and compassionate, and the home has a warm atmosphere with good relationships between staff and residents.
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
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- 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
Weighing up the options? Compare a care home with care at home, or check who pays with the means-test calculator.
Local health safety net
Oakdene Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Oldham
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age UK Oldham Limited
Age UK Oldham operates solely within the boundries of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough for the benefit of older people. The organisation provides direct services and innovative projects directed…
Age UK Tameside
The charity operates in and around Tameside.To prevent or relieve poverty, sickness, disease or suffering (whether emotional,mental or physical) in older people. To raise awareness of the needs of…
Manchester Carers Centre
To promote the relief of sick, elderly and disabled persons in the Manchester area by the provision of facilities to relieve the stresses experienced by their carers. To provide a range of high…
Manchester Carers Forum
Manchester Carers Forum acts as a voice of carers in raising awareness of the challenges which face carers. We support carers through peer support networks and by bringing carers together to…
Levenshulme Good Neighbours
Levenshulme good neighbours supports older people living in the levenshulme area of manchester. our work involves recruiting volunteer befrienders from the area who help people in a wide range of…
Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours
Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours combats the damaging impact of social isolation on the health and wellbeing of older people and adults with health problems or disabilities by…
More care homes near Oldham
Information last reviewed October 2026.
Reviews from families
No reviews yet. If someone close to you lives or lived at Oakdene Care Home, your experience helps other families.
Write a review
Make an enquiry
Free, independent help
Talk to an adviser
Not sure where to start with care home fees or funding? Ask Bart, our AI assistant, answers questions about funding, care types and what to look for straight away. For anything you’d rather talk through, leave your number and a person from AskBart calls you back within one working day.
We don’t sell your details or take commission from homes, so the advice is the same whichever home you choose.
Do you run Oakdene Care Home?
This profile is built from the public CQC register and independent data. Claim it — free — to add a description, fees, vacancies and photos. Spotted something wrong? Let us know and we’ll fix it.