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Springbank Rest Home
Care home in Heywood, Rochdale
Springbank Rest Home
Care home in Heywood, 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
Springbank Rest Home is a 20-bed residential care home in Heywood, North West England. The home is registered to provide care for older adults. The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires Improvement overall in a report published in 2024, with the home rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care. Ratings of Requires Improvement were given for Safe and Well-led.
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What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 6 March 2024 · Last inspected 13 February 2024
Inspectors found a generally warm, relaxed home where people and relatives spoke positively about their care, and where staff interactions were described as caring. The report says people felt safe, staffing was stable with enough staff on duty, and recruitment checks were in place. Oversight and risk management were judged to need improvement, and the overall rating moved from good to requires improvement.
- People and relatives reported high satisfaction with the care and support provided
- Inspectors observed many caring interactions and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere
- A stable staff team with enough staff on duty, and appropriate pre-employment checks
- People were safeguarded from abuse and supported to make choices, with least restrictive practice in place
- Risks to people had not been thoroughly assessed and reviewed
- Medicines were not always managed correctly
- Governance processes such as audits were not being carried out, so concerns were not identified
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 August 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 CoursePlentiful
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
1 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
Springbank Rest Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Fairfield Hospital, 2.1 miles away. The local GP practice is LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Heywood
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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New Springs Community Project Group
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Age UK Bury
Age UK Bury runs services and projects to help older people live independently and enjoy a better quality of life.
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…
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…
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…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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