Nursing Homes in Cheshire East
Cheshire East has 58 CQC registered nursing homes. 36 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 12 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 33 of the 58 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Cheshire East at a glance
What the numbers say about care for older people in Cheshire East.
- Cheshire East Council pays, residential care: £921 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
- Care home beds filled across Cheshire East: 86%. The 12 month average is 86%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 86
- People aged 75 and over: 51,700. Rising to 60,600 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 10 changed owner, covering 552 beds.
- Who pays, across Cheshire East (estimate): 32% council, 46% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 6,700. Rising to 8,600 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 13,900. Rising to 21,300 by 2035, up 53%
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What Nursing Care in Cheshire East Involves and What to Look For
The distinction between nursing and residential care is not a matter of degree. It is the difference between a home that can manage a wound, a syringe driver or a feeding tube on its own premises and one that has to call somebody in, and it determines which of these fifty one homes is worth considering at all.
What a nursing home is registered to do
Every provider here is registered as a nursing home, which means everything a residential home offers, accommodation, meals, personal care and staff through the night, with a registered nurse on site as well. That registration is what allows a home to take on pressure area care, catheters, complex medication and support at the end of life without moving someone on. Where needs are practical and social rather than clinical, a residential home is usually the better fit and generally costs less each week.
Reading the ratings across the area
Two homes hold Outstanding, Hollins Park and Belong Crewe Care Village. Thirty four are rated Good, among them Bentley Manor, Primrose House Nursing Home, Telford Court Nursing Home, Newton Court Care Home and Sharston House Nursing Home. Twelve have been told they Require Improvement and three carry no rating yet. With nearly a quarter of the field below Good, the report matters far more than the headline word. Check when the inspection took place and read the safe and well led domains, since clinical standards tend to follow stable leadership.
The clinical questions to press
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and whether those shifts are filled by permanent staff or agency. Ask what happens when a resident deteriorates out of hours, which health professionals visit regularly, and how the home handles pressure area care, catheters and end of life support. Then visit twice, once unannounced and near a mealtime, and watch whether residents who cannot easily speak are still spoken to and how quickly call bells are answered.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding
The care needs assessment
A care needs assessment establishes what support is required and whether a nurse on site is genuinely necessary. It is free, it is not means tested, and it may be requested by the person themselves or by a relative acting for them. Cheshire East Council adult social care is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for deciding what funded support follows from it. Where a hospital ward is coordinating matters, ask who is responsible, when it will be finished, and for the outcome in writing.
Health funding that applies here
Two health funding routes apply to nursing homes and neither depends on savings. NHS funded nursing care is a weekly amount paid directly to the home towards the registered nursing element of the fee. NHS Continuing Healthcare meets the whole cost of a placement where a person's primary need is judged to be a health need. Both are decided by assessment and both should be raised explicitly, because neither is reliably offered.
Council support and fees
Council contributions follow a financial assessment of capital and income, usually including a property for a permanent move. Fees vary with the nursing required, the room and the complexity of need, so ask for a written breakdown separating the nursing element from the rest, with the review date stated.
58 nursing homes in Cheshire East (showing 1–50)
- Bentley Manor · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Richmond Village Willaston · Nantwich, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Primrose House Nursing Home · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Alexandra Mill · Crewe, Cheshire East
- Hollins Park · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Outstanding
- Weston Park Care Home · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- The Westbourne Care Home · Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Heliosa Nursing Home · Congleton, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- St Stephens Care Home · Sandbach, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Hill House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities · Sandbach, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Pottersway House Care Home · Stoke-on-trent, Cheshire East
- Woodlands NH · Stockport, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Hazelmere House Care Home · Wilmslow, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Wrenbury Nursing Home · Nantwich, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Newton Court Care Home · Middlewich, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Beaumont · Prestbury, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- The Belvedere · Stockport, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- The Willows · Mobberley, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Carmel Lodge Care Home · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Hollymere House General Nursing Home · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Clumber House Nursing Home · Poynton, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Sharston House Nursing Home · Knutsford, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Lawton Manor Care Home · Stoke On Trent, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Woodlands Care Centre · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Clarendon Court Care Home · Nantwich, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Adlington Manor · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Mount Hall Care Home · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Eden Mansions Nursing Home · Wilmslow, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Clayton Manor · Congleton, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Prestbury House Care Home · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Cranford Grange · Knutsford, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Station House · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Manor Care Centre · Wilmslow, Cheshire East
- Astbury Mere Care Home · Congleton, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- St Catherines Care Home · Nantwich, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Rowans Care Centre · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Adult Pathways 1 · Alderley Edge, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Belong Care Village · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Outstanding
- Sherborne Court Neurological Centre · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Jackson House · Wilmslow, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Primrose House Nursing Home · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Hollymere House General Nursing Home · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Telford Court Nursing Home · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Cavendish Court · Alderley Edge, Cheshire East
- Tabley House · Knutsford, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Clarendon Court · Nantwich, Cheshire East
- Corbrook Park · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Priesty Fields Care Home · Congleton, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
- Belong Care Village · Macclesfield, Cheshire East · CQC Good
- Cypress Court · Crewe, Cheshire East · CQC Requires improvement
What care costs in Cheshire East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North West figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. | £921 | £1,249 to £1,514 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Cheshire East homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £1,108 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Cheshire East 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 Cheshire East 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
- Jackson House, 28 September 2026, Good
- Adult Pathways 1, 24 August 2026, Good
- Hill House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities, 10 August 2026, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Belong Crewe Care Village, 14 November 2017, Outstanding
- The Willows, 17 May 2018, Good
- Woodlands NH, 4 September 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Cheshire East
How many nursing homes are there in Cheshire East?
Cheshire East has 58 CQC registered nursing homes: 2 Outstanding, 36 Good, 12 Requires improvement, 8 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Cheshire East?
Cheshire East Council pays an average of £921 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Cheshire East 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 nursing homes in Cheshire East were inspected most recently?
Jackson House (28 September 2026), Adult Pathways 1 (24 August 2026) and Hill House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities (10 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.
Local care news in Cheshire East
- The Belvedere registered as a 41 bed care home in Cheshire East (5 November 2026)
More local care news for Cheshire East