Bury · BL8 2NR
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Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is listed as a residential care home. The published inspection rating is Good (Feb 2023). The overall family feedback rating is low. The available themes do not explain all the reasons behind it. This topic appears in family feedback. Ask the home to explain its approach and compare it with the inspection findings.
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The published overall inspection rating is Good. Review the dates and any findings below; a data review is not a new inspection.
Listed support includes dementia support, sight or hearing impairment support, mental health support. Confirm the support and environment needed for the individual person.
What type of care is provided
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Available information about staffing arrangements. Family descriptions of staff appear in the family experiences section; they are not verified staffing levels.
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Indicative weekly fees
From £1,210/week
From ≈ £5,261 per month (estimate)
Monthly estimate uses an average of 4.348 weeks per month.
You may pay less if council or NHS-funded care applies.
The listed weekly charge is from £965 for permanent residential dementia care; respite is listed as N/A. The page says to contact Abbeydale for full pricing details and terms and conditions.
Reference period is unavailable. This is not a current private fee quote or a measure of care quality. Self-funded fees and included services may differ.
Council-rate context (Bury, residential with dementia care): £866/wk
You pay the full fee directly if assessable capital exceeds £23,250. Between £14,250 and £23,250, tariff income applies.
Your council contributes based on a financial assessment. You may still pay a contribution.
The NHS pays the full cost if your primary need is health-related. Requires a formal assessment.
The council pays a set rate and your family pays the difference to cover a higher-cost home.
Funding options depend on individual eligibility and the arrangements the home accepts. Our Care Home Funding Report gives a screening indication for NHS-funded care, council support and Deferred Payment Agreements.
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Background context
Provider and registration context for Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury, useful once you have already reviewed the main decision sections above.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is a residential care home in Bury, North West, operated by Prime Healthcare (Bury) Limited since 2011. The home has 32 beds and is an inspection rating of Good. The home specialises in dementia care, including support for Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia.
Contact & location
Travel time, nearby GP services, and neighbourhood safety — so the whole family can visit comfortably.
179 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2NR
Open mapDistances and local context help you plan visits. They do not establish how suitable the setting is for an individual resident. Deprivation deciles describe the area: 1 is most deprived and 10 least deprived; they do not assess the home or its care.
Nearest green space
404m away
Daily Life
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Nutrition details available
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Social life, outings, and engagement programmes based on available information.
1 activities listed
Individual and group options available4 feature groups available
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Next Steps
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Take this care home visit checklist with you when you call or visit.
Ask how often residents are offered showers or baths and if routines are flexible.
What have you changed recently around safety, staffing or leadership, and how are you checking those changes are working?
How do you support residents who wander or become distressed in practice?
Check for odours and cleanliness in communal areas and furniture.
What actions followed the inspection report, and can you show examples?
What are staffing levels on day and night shifts?
Ask whether these numbers include agency staff.
How are families updated when needs change?
How often is the care plan reviewed, and who is involved?
May we speak with a current resident family member?
The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection report was published on 2 February 2023.
The published overall inspection rating is Good. The inspection report was published on 2 February 2023. The overall family feedback rating is low. The available themes do not explain all the reasons behind it. The combined public feedback rating is 3.7 out of 5. No current enforcement actions are recorded. The safest next step is to compare these signals with your visit questions and care needs.
Indicative weekly fees at Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury: From £1,210/week. Confirm your assessed quote, including care and extras, with the home.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury accepts self-funding, local authority funded, and NHS Continuing Healthcare residents. For NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility, refer to NHS guidelines.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is registered as a residential care home. Personal care is the listed service. Ask how visiting clinicians and overnight clinical needs are supported.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury specialises in dementia care. This includes Alzheimer's disease support. The home is registered for this specialism.
We do not treat the phrase 'dementia care' on its own as proof of quality. On RightCareHome, dementia-specialist homes are checked more carefully for dementia-specific fit signals such as whether dementia care is registered, whether secure or wandering support is clearly published, whether nursing cover is available when needs are more complex, and whether inspection or family feedback supports that positioning. If wandering support is not clear in the public data, that becomes a follow-up question rather than a positive signal.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury has 32 registered beds. Personal care is the listed service.
The overall family feedback rating is low. The available themes do not explain all the reasons behind it. The combined public feedback rating is 3.7 out of 5.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury's public feedback assessment is useful, but it should not be the only reason to choose the home. Treat it as one evidence layer, then compare it with the inspection rating, safety and well-led domains, weekly fees, funding fit, and provider-record questions. Reviews are strongest when they confirm the same strengths or concerns that appear in inspection evidence and your visit questions.
The published inspection Safety rating for Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is "Good". No enforcement actions are currently recorded.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury is operated by PRIME HEALTHCARE (BURY) LIMITED (Company registration number: 06456344).
There are no current enforcement actions recorded against Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury in the inspection history.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury's provider public-record check is: Records reviewed. No material provider-record points to clarify were found in the public records reviewed. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment or prediction about the home.
Ask Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury how care is kept consistent when staffing or residents' needs change, how families are informed about management changes, and what the contract says about notice periods and deposits. Discuss these points with the manager during your visit and ask for key commitments in writing.
Before choosing Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury, compare published inspection overall, Safe, and Well-Led ratings with their inspection history, family review volume and repeated themes, published weekly fees and what is included, funding routes accepted by the home, and the operator’s public company records. Compare these points with other care homes in Bury to find the best fit for your relative’s care needs, budget and visiting arrangements.
The inspection history suggests Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury's inspection position is improving. The inspection report was published on 2 February 2023.
Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury currently has a food hygiene hygiene rating of 5 out of 5. The food hygiene record is dated 23 October 2024.
When visiting Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury, start by asking the team to ask to see the latest inspection report and what has changed since it, ask how staffing levels work on day and night shifts, and ask how families are updated when needs change. These questions help you test whether the public picture on this page still matches day-to-day reality inside the home.
Our visit checklist for Abbeydale Residential Care Home - Bury starts with the basics families often miss: the latest inspection report, staffing levels across day and night shifts, how the team updates relatives when needs change, and how care plans are reviewed in practice. On RightCareHome, the page-level checklist is then extended with personalised follow-up questions based on the home’s inspection, review, provider-record and practical signals.
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Indicative weekly fees
From £1,210/week
From ≈ £5,261 per month (estimate)
Monthly estimate uses an average of 4.348 weeks per month.
You may pay less if council or NHS-funded care applies.
The listed weekly charge is from £965 for permanent residential dementia care; respite is listed as N/A. The page says to contact Abbeydale for full pricing details and terms and conditions.
Reference period is unavailable. This is not a current private fee quote or a measure of care quality. Self-funded fees and included services may differ.
Council-rate context (Bury, residential with dementia care): £866/wk
You pay the full fee directly if assessable capital exceeds £23,250. Between £14,250 and £23,250, tariff income applies.
Your council contributes based on a financial assessment. You may still pay a contribution.
The NHS pays the full cost if your primary need is health-related. Requires a formal assessment.
The council pays a set rate and your family pays the difference to cover a higher-cost home.
Funding options depend on individual eligibility and the arrangements the home accepts. Our Care Home Funding Report gives a screening indication for NHS-funded care, council support and Deferred Payment Agreements.
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Read the recurring strengths and concerns below alongside inspection findings and individual care needs.
Family feedback rating (out of 5)
The overall family feedback rating is low. The available themes do not explain all the reasons behind it.
Family feedback highlights caring and attentive staff
What matters to families:
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These are patterns in family experiences, not an assessment of personal suitability. Confirm individual needs with the home.
Positive experiences described in family feedback:
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Staff perspective
Family reviews tell you how care feels from the outside. But the people delivering that care have their own story — about workload, management, and whether they feel supported to do their job well.
The Care Home Check report considers available staffing information alongside family experiences. Coverage varies, and any gaps remain questions to confirm with the home.
The rating and family experiences can highlight different aspects of a home. Read both in context:
We found no significant points to clarify in the provider records reviewed. Some information may still be unavailable.
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We have not yet obtained turnover or profit-and-loss figures for this provider review.
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For context
The linked company is recorded as active.
This is a company-register fact, not a guarantee of future performance or continuity.
We matched this home to PRIME HEALTHCARE (BURY) LIMITED · Company no. 06456344. Accounts dated: Mar 2025.
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PRIME HEALTHCARE (BURY) LIMITED
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