Which providers in Tameside offer residential care?

Twenty six residential care homes match this search, each with its own profile on this page. They include Auden House Residential Home, Daisy Nook House, Hurst Hall and Clarkson House Residential Care Home, along with the rest of the list. Every profile carries the current Care Quality Commission rating and links through to the inspection report. Working down the list is the quickest way to see which homes suit the support needed.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides a room, meals and help with personal care such as washing, dressing and prompting medication. A nursing home offers the same and also has registered nurses on duty at all times, so wound care, injections and complex medication are handled on site. The homes on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. Where clinical needs increase over time, a move to a nursing registered home may be required.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Tameside?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how often agency workers are brought in. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, and how quickly families are told about a fall or a change in health. Questions about meals, activities, visiting and personal belongings are worth putting to every home you see. Where a home has been rated Requires Improvement, ask the manager exactly what has changed since the inspection.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Tameside?

Contact the adult social care team at Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs. The person themselves, a relative, a GP or a hospital team can make the request, and there is no charge. A practitioner will look at mobility, personal care, medication and how someone is coping day to day, then record which needs are eligible. The financial assessment is carried out separately to work out contributions.

Can Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council fund a care home placement?

It can, provided a care needs assessment has confirmed that a residential placement is the right way to meet someone's needs. A financial assessment then looks at income and capital and sets the council contribution towards the weekly fee. The council pays up to a set rate, so a family choosing a more expensive home may need to meet the difference. Requesting both assessments early avoids delay when a decision is needed quickly.

How far in advance should we start looking at care homes?

Start as soon as residential care begins to look likely rather than waiting for a crisis to decide it. A few weeks allows time to visit homes more than once, read inspection reports properly and resolve funding questions. If a hospital discharge is being pressed, ask whether a short interim placement is possible so the permanent choice is not rushed. Notes taken during early visits stay useful even if the move happens much later.

Care Homes in Tameside

Tameside has 31 CQC registered care homes. 22 are rated Good, 9 Requires improvement. 16 of the 31 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Tameside at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Tameside.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £809 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Tameside: 94%. The 12 month average is 92%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 86
People aged 75 and over: 20,500. Rising to 22,500 by 2035, up 10%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 13 changed owner, covering 507 beds.
Who pays, across Tameside (estimate): 47% council, 26% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,100 by 2035, up 19%
People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 6,800 by 2035, up 41%

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Choosing the Right Care Home in Tameside and What to Look For

Residential care covers accommodation, meals, laundry and help with everyday personal care from staff who are present at all hours. What it does not cover is care from a registered nurse, and establishing whether that is needed is the first decision, because it determines whether the twenty six homes listed here are the right field at all.

Being specific about the help required

Set out plainly where the difficulty lies, whether that is mobility, continence, appetite, night time confusion or remembering medication. Ask each home which specialisms it holds registration for, particularly around dementia, and what happens if needs grow beyond what residential care can meet. A manager who can describe how they handled that for a real resident is giving you a far more useful answer than any brochure.

Reading the ratings with care

Auden House Residential Home holds the only Outstanding rating here, seventeen homes are rated Good and eight are rated Requires Improvement. That last figure is worth taking seriously without treating it as a bar. Open each report, check the inspection date and look at which of the five key questions were marked down, since findings about medicines or safeguarding carry far more weight than findings about record keeping. Ask the manager directly what changed afterwards and expect specifics.

What a visit will tell you

Visit when the home is busy rather than at a quiet hour. Watch how staff speak to residents who are not expecting a visitor, whether people are occupied and how quickly call bells are answered. Ask how many carers are on duty overnight, how much agency cover is used and how long the manager has been in post. Seeing a meal served, and the help given with it, is worth more than a tour of empty rooms.

Arranging and Funding a Placement in Tameside

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, and a relative, a GP or a hospital discharge team can request one on their behalf. It is free and does not depend on savings. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows, which decides how much of the weekly fee the council meets and how much the resident pays.

What a place costs

Fees are set by each provider and differ across the homes listed, so ask for a written schedule rather than a figure given over the telephone. Check what sits outside the fee, such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers or escorted appointments. Where the council funds a placement it pays up to a set weekly rate, and a family choosing a costlier home may be asked to meet the difference.

Points to settle before a move

Ask what notice is given of a fee increase, whether the room is held during a hospital stay and how care plans are reviewed once someone has settled in. Ask too how families are kept informed when something changes, and what the home does if private savings fall to the level where council support begins.

31 care homes in Tameside

Clarkson House Residential Care Home · Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside · CQC Good
Daisy Nook House · Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside · CQC Good
Firbank House · Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Hurst Hall · Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside · CQC Good
Sandon House · Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside · CQC Good
Sandon House · Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside · CQC Good
Fir Trees · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
Fir Trees · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
The Beeches · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
The Beeches · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
The Lakes Care Centre · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Yew Trees · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
Yew Trees · Dukinfield, Tameside · CQC Good
Balmoral Care Home · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Charnley House · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Hatton Grange · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Good
Laurel Bank Residential Care Home · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Good
Lowry House · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Good
Polebank Hall Residential Care Home · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Good
The Sycamores · Hyde, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Auden House Residential Home · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Good
Eden House · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Good
Greatwood House · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Good
St Lawrences Lodge · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Good
Sunnyside · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
The Vicarage Residential Care Home · Manchester, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Holme Lea · Stalybridge, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Holme Lea · Stalybridge, Tameside · CQC Requires improvement
Millbrook Care Centre · Stalybridge, Tameside · CQC Good
Oakwood Care Centre · Stalybridge, Tameside · CQC Good
Staley House Care Home · Stalybridge, Tameside · CQC Good

What care costs in Tameside, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£809	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£1,058	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533.	Not published separately	£1,372 to £1,648
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Polebank Hall Residential Care Home, 18 September 2026, Good
Auden House Residential Home, 30 June 2026, Good
Holme Lea, 31 December 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Laurel Bank Residential Care Home, 15 January 2019, Good
Hurst Hall, 3 September 2019, Good
The Vicarage Residential Care Home, 25 October 2019, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Tameside

How many care homes are there in Tameside?

Tameside has 31 CQC registered care homes: 22 Good, 9 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Tameside?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £809 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Tameside homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Tameside were inspected most recently?

Polebank Hall Residential Care Home (18 September 2026), Auden House Residential Home (30 June 2026) and Holme Lea (31 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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