Leigh · WN7 4QE
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Jump to the free analysis ↓Heathside Residential Home is listed as a residential care home. The published inspection rating is Outstanding (Oct 2019). Family feedback highlights staff kindness and friendliness.
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Provider network: 3 homes; 67% rated Good or better (1 Outstanding, 1 Good).
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The published overall inspection rating is Outstanding. Review the dates and any findings below; a data review is not a new inspection.
Routine inspection: Jul 2019
A data review is not a new inspection.
Listed support includes dementia support, sight or hearing impairment support, physical disability support. Confirm the support and environment needed for the individual person.
What type of care is provided
Specialist experience with
Can support people living with
Behavioural Support Signals
Trained to help with
Additional Condition Support
Additional support for
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 £1,528/week
From ≈ £6,644 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.
Local council funding may be available. Fee estimates available upon enquiry.
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 (Wigan, residential with dementia care): £872/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.
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 Heathside Residential Home, useful once you have already reviewed the main decision sections above.
Heathside Residential Home is a residential care home in Leigh, North West, operated by Wigan Council since 2010. The home has 32 beds and is an inspection rating of Outstanding. 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.
Plank Lane, Leigh, WN7 4QE
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
281m away
Daily Life
Review activities, food quality, and facilities that most affect your relative's everyday wellbeing.
3 dining services listed
Key nutrition points first
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.
Observe staff interactions with residents for patience and kindness.
Check how residents are dressed and presented throughout the day.
Ask about staff turnover and how continuity is maintained.
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 Outstanding. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023.
The published overall inspection rating is Outstanding. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023. Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.9 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 Heathside Residential Home: From £1,528/week. Confirm your assessed quote, including care and extras, with the home.
Heathside Residential Home accepts self-funding and local authority funded residents. For NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility, refer to NHS guidelines.
Heathside Residential Home is registered as a residential care home. Personal care is the listed service. Ask how visiting clinicians and overnight clinical needs are supported.
Heathside Residential Home 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.
Heathside Residential Home has 32 registered beds. Personal care is the listed service.
Family feedback highlights positive experiences. The combined public feedback rating is 4.9 out of 5.
Heathside Residential Home'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 Heathside Residential Home is "Good". No enforcement actions are currently recorded.
There are no current enforcement actions recorded against Heathside Residential Home in the inspection history.
Ask Heathside Residential Home 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 Heathside Residential Home, 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 Leigh to find the best fit for your relative’s care needs, budget and visiting arrangements.
The inspection history for Heathside Residential Home looks stable rather than clearly improving or declining. The inspection record was reviewed on 6 July 2023.
Heathside Residential Home currently has a food hygiene hygiene rating of 4 out of 5. The food hygiene record is dated 18 November 2025.
When visiting Heathside Residential Home, 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 Heathside Residential Home 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.
Care Home Check
Care Home Check brings the findings on Heathside Residential Home into a single decision summary, explains how they relate to your choice and gives you a practical plan for your visit.
Use the report to discuss the evidence with your family and prepare for a more focused conversation with the home.
What do provider records show?
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What do review patterns actually suggest?
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What should you ask on your visit?
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Indicative weekly fees
From £1,528/week
From ≈ £6,644 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.
Local council funding may be available. Fee estimates available upon enquiry.
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 (Wigan, residential with dementia care): £872/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.
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.
Check Funding Routes — £69Takes under 10 minutes · One-off payment · No subscription
Compare costs across all homes in Leigh.
Read the recurring strengths and concerns below alongside inspection findings and individual care needs.
Family feedback rating (out of 5)
Family feedback highlights caring and attentive staff
What matters to families:
These are patterns in family experiences, not an assessment of personal suitability. Confirm individual needs with the home.
Positive experiences described in family feedback:
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 do not yet have a confirmed company record for this service. Ask which legal name and company number appear on the contract.
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We have not recorded a latest filed accounts date for the linked company.
This is an information gap in the current profile, not a negative finding.
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We have not yet obtained turnover or profit-and-loss figures for this provider review.
This is a gap in the information available for this check. It does not mean that the provider failed to file information or that the figures are adverse.
Ask: Can the provider share recent turnover and profit-or-loss information, or explain which current continuity information is available?
We matched this home to Wigan Council. An account date is not available for this check.
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Wigan Council
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We use public records to highlight useful questions. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment, care-quality rating or prediction about this home.
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Comparison angle: Nursing care in the same city. Confirm the clinical support your relative needs.
Comparison angle: Nursing care in the same city. Confirm the clinical support your relative needs.
Comparison angle: Nursing care in the same city. Confirm the clinical support your relative needs.
Comparison angle: Residential care in the same city. Confirm supported needs and today’s written fees.
Comparison angle: Residential care in the same city. Confirm supported needs and today’s written fees.