Minster Care Group
Garswood House Care Home
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, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
- Low Recorded Crime — Ranks among the safer areas of its type on recorded police crime (Police.uk).
About
Garswood House is a Minster Care Group care home in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, providing residential, dementia, respite and palliative care across 53 beds. Tastefully decorated rooms are easy to personalise, and three spacious lounges give residents room to watch television, read or socialise.
An activities room, an in-house hair salon, three seated garden areas and an enclosed courtyard and terrace round out the home, with Wi-Fi and wheelchair access throughout. A weekly programme of arts and crafts, live entertainment, themed events, exercise, theatre outings and horticulture keeps residents engaged, all within 24/7 person-centred care.
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Nearby amenities
What's in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
2 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
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Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Local health safety net
Garswood House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Aintree University Hospital, 11.7 miles away. The local GP practice is ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed September 2026.
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