Nursing Homes in Leigh
Leigh has 30 CQC registered nursing homes. 21 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 5 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 16 of the 30 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Leigh at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Leigh, to help you judge the options below.
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £1,008 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,421 to £1,708, median £1,582
- Care home beds filled across Central Bedfordshire: 88%. The 12 month average is 88%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 68
- People aged 75 and over: 29,400. Rising to 35,300 by 2035, up 20%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 3 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 122 beds.
- Who pays, across Central Bedfordshire (estimate): 42% council, 42% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,700. Rising to 4,800 by 2035, up 29%
- People aged 85 and over: 7,200. Rising to 11,300 by 2035, up 57%
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Choosing between the nursing homes in Leigh
What the ratings show
Twenty seven nursing homes match this search in Leigh, and the ratings are spread widely enough to be useful. Hallmark Admiral Court Luxury Care Home holds an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, seventeen homes are rated Good, seven are rated Requires Improvement and two have not yet been inspected. Read the report rather than the label, looking in particular at how medicines were managed, how clinical risk was assessed and whether staffing was sufficient on the days inspectors called. A home rated Requires Improvement may already have acted, and its manager should be able to show you what has changed.
The clinical questions worth asking
Nursing homes are distinguished by having registered nurses on duty at all hours, so ask how many nurses cover each shift and how vacancies are filled when someone is away. Ask how the home works with the local doctor, the district nursing team and the falls or tissue viability specialists, and how quickly a deteriorating resident is reviewed. Ask about pressure area care, catheter and wound management, and how pain is assessed in someone who cannot easily say they are in pain. The answers tell you more about daily reality than any brochure.
Seeing the home for yourself
Visit more than once, at different times, and include a mealtime or the late afternoon rather than only a planned tour. Notice whether staff know residents by name, whether people are occupied and how promptly call bells are answered. Think about how easily relatives can get there, whether routines, faith and language are supported and whether familiar belongings can come along. Homes such as Challoner House, Orchard Lodge Care Home and Home Park Nursing Home each carry a profile here setting out their current position.
Arranging nursing care and paying for it
The care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, free of charge whatever the household holds. It is carried out by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. A practitioner considers personal care, mobility, memory, medication and the pressure on relatives, then records in writing what the person requires. Where nursing needs are identified, a separate health assessment may follow, since the health service can contribute towards the nursing element of a placement and in some cases fund the whole of it.
How the fees work
A financial assessment considers income, savings and property. Where capital falls below the national threshold the council contributes towards the fee and the resident pays an assessed amount from income; above it, the placement is funded privately until savings reduce to that level. Nursing home fees generally run higher than residential ones because of the clinical staffing involved, so ask each home for its current weekly rate in writing and check what sits outside it. Hairdressing, chiropody, outings and certain therapies are frequently billed as extras.
30 nursing homes in Leigh
- Knowle Park Nursing Home · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
- Richmond House · Leigh, Wigan · CQC Good
- Chandlers Ford Care Home · Eastleigh, Hampshire
- Richmond House · Leigh, Wigan · CQC Good
- Elm Lodge Nursing and Residential Home · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Fleming House Care Home with Nursing · Eastleigh, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Hallmark Admiral Court Luxury Care Home · Leigh On Sea, Southend-on-Sea · CQC Outstanding
- Brooklands Nursing Home · Leigh On Sea, Southend-on-Sea · CQC Good
- High Peak Lodge Residential & Nursing Home · Leigh, Wigan · CQC Good
- Leighton Forest · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
- The Knolls Care Centre · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · CQC Good
- Challoner House · Eastleigh, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Leighton Rose Care Home · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · CQC Good
- Baroda Care · Eastleigh, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Alston House Care Home · Eastleigh, Hampshire
- Mountdale Nursing Home · Leigh On Sea, Southend-on-Sea · CQC Good
- Chandlers Ford Care Home · Eastleigh, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Orchard Lodge Care Home · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Cedar Court Care Home · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
- Pinewood Residential Home · Budleigh Salterton, Devon · CQC Requires improvement
- Rawreth Court · Rayleigh, Essex · CQC Requires improvement
- Rosedale Court · Rayleigh, Essex · CQC Good
- Great Wheatley Nursing Home · Rayleigh, Essex · CQC Good
- Bay Court Nursing Home · Budleigh Salterton, Devon · CQC Good
- Home Park Nursing Home · Eastleigh, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Bedford Care Home · Leigh, Wigan · CQC Good
- Lakeview · Leigh, Wigan · CQC Good
- Badgers Lodge · Leigh-on-sea, Essex · CQC Good
- The Old Rectory · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
- Cedar Court Care Home · Cranleigh, Surrey
What care costs in Central Bedfordshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care East of England figure, because too few Central Bedfordshire homes publish this price. 44 homes. Median £1,582. | £1,008 | £1,421 to £1,708 |
| Nursing care East of England figure, because too few Central Bedfordshire homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,935. | £1,061 | £1,800 to £2,126 |
| Residential dementia care East of England figure, because too few Central Bedfordshire homes publish this price. 33 homes. Median £1,785. | Not published separately | £1,602 to £1,877 |
| Nursing dementia care East of England figure, because too few Central Bedfordshire homes publish this price. 10 homes. Median £1,940. | Not published separately | £1,870 to £2,100 |
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
- Brooklands Nursing Home, 25 September 2026, Good
- Leighton Rose Care Home, 22 September 2026, Good
- The Old Rectory, 12 August 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Baroda Care, 23 November 2018, Good
- Bay Court Nursing Home, 21 February 2019, Good
- Challoner House, 17 April 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Leigh
How many nursing homes are there in Leigh?
Leigh has 30 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 21 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 3 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 Leigh?
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £1,008 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,421 to £1,708 a week. East of England figure, because too few Central Bedfordshire homes publish this price. 44 homes. Median £1,582. 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 Leigh were inspected most recently?
Brooklands Nursing Home (25 September 2026), Leighton Rose Care Home (22 September 2026) and The Old Rectory (12 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.