Dementia Care Homes in Bury 109 dementia care homes · 76 rated Good by CQC

• 76 Good
• 25 Requires improvement
• 2 Inadequate
• 6 Not yet rated

Of the 244 CQC registered care homes in Bury, 109 are registered for dementia care. Of those, 76 are rated Good, 25 Requires improvement, 2 Inadequate, and 6 have not yet been rated. 62 of the 109 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

All 109 dementia care homes in Bury

1. Hamilton's Residential Home Care home in Canterbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   26 Island Road, Canterbury, Kent CT3 4DA

   67.1 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Mar 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Lett's Care Ltd

   Local authority: Kent County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We at Hamilton's Residential Home are proud to offer a warm, welcoming place to call home in the heart of Canterbury, Kent. Our residential care home provides compassionate support for older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia, all within the familiar comfort of the CT area. Set within Canterbury, our home enjoys the benefits of a city renowned for its rich heritage, peaceful green spaces, and strong sense of community. Residents can take comfort in being close to local amenities, parks, and the cultural life that makes this part of Kent so special, whilst families benefit from convenient transport links across the South East when visiting their loved ones. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to feel like just that, a home. Every corner is created to nurture comfort, dignity, and a sense of belonging, ensuring that each resident can settle into a routine that suits them. Whether someone is joining us for long term residential care or a shorter respite stay, we work hard to make sure the environment feels safe, familiar, and reassuringly personal. Care at Hamilton's Residential Home is shaped around the individual. For our older residents, we focus on supporting independence whilst providing the right level of day to day assistance, from help with personal care to companionship throughout the day. For those living with dementia, we take a gentle, person centred approach, building daily routines that bring calm and reassurance whilst recognising the importance of life history, preferences, and meaningful connection. We also welcome younger adults who require residential support, understanding that each person comes to us with their own story, interests, and aspirations. Our team takes time to listen, to understand what matters most, and to build a plan of care that respects autonomy and encourages each resident to live their life to the fullest within our home. Respite care is another important part of what we offer. We understand that family carers sometimes need a break, whether for a planned holiday, recovery after illness, or simply some well deserved rest. Our respite stays give families peace of mind, knowing their loved one is being looked after with the same warmth and attention as our permanent residents, in surroundings that feel welcoming from the very first day. Quality and trust sit at the heart of everything we do. We are proud that the Care Quality Commission has rated our home as Good overall, with Good ratings across all five key areas of Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well led. For families, this independent assessment offers reassurance that the care provided here meets the standards expected and that our team is committed to consistent, kind, and capable support. We know how difficult it can be to begin the search for the right care home. The decision is deeply personal, and questions naturally arise about how a loved one will be looked after, whether they will feel at home, and whether their wishes will be respected. We are here to help answer those questions honestly and patiently, taking the time to listen to your concerns and to share more about how we work. If you are exploring care options in Canterbury or the wider Kent area for an older relative, a younger adult, someone living with dementia, or a short respite stay, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please get in touch to arrange a friendly conversation or a visit to the home, where you can meet our team, see our surroundings, and decide for yourself whether Hamilton's Residential Home feels like the right next chapter for your loved one.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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2. The Old Farm House Residential Home Care home in Canterbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   48 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3SA

   69.2 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Dec 2018 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Old Farm House Care Limited

   Local authority: Kent County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   The Old Farm House Residential Home is near Canterbury in Kent, caring for older people, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment. We try to run a house rather than an institution, and the difference lies mostly in small decisions. People get up when they are ready. Meals are unhurried and worth turning up for. Somebody who wants their own company can have it without being coaxed into the lounge. Help with washing and dressing is given in a way that protects dignity, which usually comes down to asking first, explaining what we are doing, and never taking over a task a person can still manage themselves. Dementia care is a significant part of our work, and the most useful knowledge almost always comes from families. What someone did for a living, who they are thinking of when the late afternoon becomes unsettled, what music helps. We ask for that, record it and pass it between shifts. Respite stays are available. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good, and visitors are welcome.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Physical Disability
   • Visual / Hearing Impairment
   • Respite Care

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3. The Chase Care home in Canterbury · Rated Inadequate by CQC

   CQC: inadequate

   53 Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NH

   69.5 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Sep 2025

   Run by

   Purelake (Chase) Limited

   Local authority: Kent County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   The Chase is a residential care home in Canterbury, Kent. We look after older people who can no longer manage at home on their own, including a good many living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We are not a nursing home, and we are straightforward with families about where that line falls. What we do is the daily work of helping somebody wash and dress, take their medicines, eat properly, move about safely and stay in touch with other people. Done well that is a skilled job, and it rests almost entirely on whether the staff know the person, so keeping our team is where most of our effort goes. For residents with dementia we have learned that steadiness helps more than stimulation. The same faces, meals at the same times, a bedroom that looks like the person's own room, and nothing moved without a reason. Within that there is a good deal going on, and a great deal of tea. Canterbury is a city people are attached to, and many of our residents have lived here most of their lives, which gives the lounge plenty of common ground. We ask families to stay closely involved, to come at mealtimes, to take their relative out, and to tell us promptly when we have got something wrong. Call in and see us, with or without warning.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Respite Care

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4. Oakfield House Care home in Canterbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   High Street, Canterbury, Kent CT3 1BU

   70.4 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Feb 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Oakfield House Care Limited

   Local authority: Kent County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Oakfield House is a residential care home in Canterbury. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us because managing at home had become hard work, and what they want back is some ease. Meals they do not have to plan or cook. Help when washing and dressing has become a struggle. Somebody who notices when they are not themselves. Company when they want it and quiet when they do not. Residents carry on running their own lives as far as they are able, choosing their routines, arranging their rooms and deciding how much of the day to spend downstairs. We ask people to bring their own furniture and pictures, because a room that looks like yours makes settling in far easier. Dementia care here is built on consistency rather than anything elaborate. Familiar staff, a steady rhythm to the day, and knowing something about a person's earlier life. Families usually supply the details that explain everything, and we ask for them early. When somebody is unsettled, we look for the reason rather than simply calming the moment. Family and friends are welcome at sensible hours and are part of the household rather than visitors to be managed. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and look round Oakfield House.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Respite Care

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5. Greenbanks Care home in Canterbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Greenhills, Canterbury, Kent CT4 6LE

   74.2 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Sep 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Greenbanks House Limited

   Local authority: Kent County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Greenbanks is a residential care home in Canterbury, Kent. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical disability, people with sight or hearing loss and people managing mental health conditions. Respite stays are available. Because our residents need quite different things from us, support is planned with each person rather than run to a single pattern. People keep their own rooms, their own belongings and their own routines, and they decide how much of the day to spend in company and how much on their own. We ask about the small preferences in detail and expect our staff to follow them, since those details are most of what makes a place feel like home. For residents living with dementia, consistency helps more than anything. Familiar staff, routines that change only when there is a reason, and the patience to understand what somebody means when words have become unreliable. We take the same care over communication with residents who have a learning disability or autism, giving the time needed to understand properly rather than assume. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We take it as evidence that the everyday work is being done properly and we keep looking at the detail. If you are considering a care home in Canterbury for someone close to you, you are welcome to visit, meet our staff and residents and ask us anything you like.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Learning Disability / Autism
   • Mental Health
   • Physical Disability
   • Visual / Hearing Impairment
   • Respite Care

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6. Fairholme House Care home in Banbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Church Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 4DW

   87.8 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Aug 2026

   Run by

   Oxford Care Homes Limited

   Local authority: Oxfordshire County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Fairholme House is a residential care home in Banbury, Oxfordshire. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we also offer respite stays, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help somebody find their feet again after a spell in hospital. We would rather be judged on ordinary things than on anything grand. Knowing how everybody likes their tea. Remembering which chair belongs to whom. Understanding who wants company from breakfast onwards and who would much rather be left with a newspaper. Helping somebody up when they wake rather than when it suits a rota. We ask about these preferences, write them down and expect them to be followed, because that is most of what makes a place feel like home instead of an institution. Dementia support is a large part of our work. Steady routines, familiar faces and patience do more good than anything else, along with a genuine effort to understand what somebody is telling us when words have become difficult. We treat distress as communication rather than as behaviour to be managed, and we ask families in detail about history and habits, because that information often makes the present make sense. Families are welcome whenever it suits them and we would rather raise something early than wait to be asked. If you are considering a care home in Banbury for someone close to you, please come and look round and ask us anything you like.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Physical Disability
   • Respite Care

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7. Birchams Grange Care home in Ledbury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Clenchers Lane, Ledbury, Herefordshire, County of HR8 1RW

   132.5 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Jun 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   E.C. Investments (Gloucestershire) Limited

   Local authority: Herefordshire, County of · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Birchams Grange is a residential care home near Ledbury. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays. We are a residential home rather than a nursing home, so our strength is in the daily business of living well. Help with washing and dressing, getting about safely, medication, meals that people look forward to, and the company that so often disappears when someone has been struggling alone at home. Where nursing input is needed we work alongside the district nursing team and local GPs. Mobility matters here. For residents with a physical disability we focus on what can still be done rather than listing what cannot, and we make sure equipment, layout and the amount of help offered are right. Being helped too much is its own kind of loss. With dementia, we keep the day steady and the surroundings familiar, and we ask families to tell us about the person's working life, their interests and their habits. Knowing somebody was always up at five, or never drank tea, saves a lot of confusion later. Being in the Herefordshire countryside, getting out is easy when the weather allows. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and look round Birchams Grange.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Physical Disability
   • Respite Care

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   Alexander Care Home Care home in Bury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   164 Rochdale Road, Bury, Bury BL9 7BY

   155.6 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £800 to £1,050 regional guide for the North West, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Aug 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Fidelity Residential Ltd

   Local authority: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are a residential care home in Bury, providing a home for older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. We try to run the place so that it belongs to the people who live in it. Residents have their own rooms with their own belongings, get up and go to bed when they choose and decide how they want to spend their days. Meals are cooked here and we listen when somebody says they would rather have something else. Much of what makes a care home worth living in is small and unglamorous: being helped to wash without being rushed, a hot drink at the time you actually want it, somebody noticing when you have gone quiet and sitting down with you. Dementia care, as we have come to understand it, is mostly a matter of knowing the person. We ask families to tell us about working life, children, music, faith and old habits, because that knowledge is what allows a member of staff to reassure somebody who is frightened or cannot place where they are. Family and friends are welcome whenever they would like to come, and we would always rather a relative raised a concern straight away. Respite stays are available as well as permanent places. Our most recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission rated us good overall. Do come and look round and ask us anything.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Respite Care

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9. Bankfield Care home in Bury · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Gigg Lane, Bury, Bury BL9 9HQ

   155.6 miles away

   Weekly fees

   £800 to £1,050 regional guide for the North West, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Jun 2026

   Run by

   Abbendon Healthcare Ltd

   Local authority: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Bankfield is a residential care home in Bury. We support older people who need help with daily living, including many people living with dementia, and we also care for younger adults whose needs we are confident we can meet well. Respite stays are part of what we do. Moving into a care home is a significant thing, and we try to make it feel like arriving somewhere rather than being placed. Before anybody comes to live here we spend time with them and their family, learning not only what help they need but how they like their days to go, what they eat, when they sleep, who they want to hear from and what they would rather we left alone. That is the plan we then work to, and it is theirs to change. Day to day life is unhurried. People keep their own hours and their own belongings, choose company or quiet as they please, and get help with washing, dressing and moving about at their own pace and as privately as possible. Meals are cooked here and we would rather cook what somebody fancies than expect them to fit in with us. With dementia, knowing a person's life story is what allows us to offer comfort when words become harder, so we gather it with families and keep adding to it. Families are welcome at any reasonable time, and anyone thinking about a move is welcome to visit and talk to the people who live here.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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Provider information is sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last updated September 2026.