Equilibrium Healthcare Group
Oakland House Nursing Home
Care home in Manchester
Operated by Equilibrium Healthcare Group
What do these badges mean?
- 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
Oakland House Nursing Home is operated by Equilibrium Healthcare Group and provides specialist care for adults with complex mental health needs across Manchester. The home has 38 registered beds and supports people to live as independently as possible, with an emphasis on human rights, dignity, equality and individual choice at the centre of its approach.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2021. It was marked as Requires Improvement on Safe and Well-led, and rated Good on Effective, Caring and Responsive.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 16 September 2021 · Last inspected 12 July 2021
Inspectors found that everyday care at this home is warm and relaxed, with people saying staff are caring and that they feel safe. Staff were described as knowing how to protect people from abuse, and people were supported to make choices and keep control of their lives. Infection prevention and control, cleanliness and maintenance were judged to be well managed, and medicines were handled safely.
- People spoke very highly of staff and described positive, comfortable relationships with them
- Medicines were managed safely, with close links to health and social care professionals
- The home was clean and well maintained, with strong infection prevention and control
- Safe recruitment processes were in place and people were supported in the least restrictive way
- Quality monitoring checks had not identified some risks, and not all risks to people had been identified and reduced
- Safety checks and systems were not always consistently managed, so the environment was not always assured to be safe
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 July 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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £820 |
| 2025 | £866 |
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Local health safety net
Oakland House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1 miles away. The local GP practice is AILSA CRAIG MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Equilibrium Healthcare Group
Oakland House Nursing Home is one of 2 homes run by Equilibrium Healthcare Group 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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