The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 270 of the 337 mental health in Lancashire currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Bury, BL8
Operated by Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 50 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/9/22.
Harwood Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3PT
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Rochdale, OL12
Operated by Healey Care Limited
Registered to support dementia care, learning disability and autism, mental health. 10 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/12/26.
1 Oakenshaw Avenue, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8ST
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Skelmersdale, WN8
Operated by Lancashire County Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/4/19.
Skelmersdale Library Buildings, Southway, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6NL
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Preston, PR5
Operated by Active Pathways Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, mental health. 23 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/22/19.
Gough Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6AQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Rochdale, OL11
Operated by East And West Healthcare Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 60 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/15/18.
Fenton Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 3TH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Lancaster, LA1
Operated by E2Inspire C.I.C.
Registered to support younger adults, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/30/19.
Gatehouse, White Cross Industrial Estate, South Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4XQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Preston, PR2
Operated by Potensial Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. 10 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/24/18.
28 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8DY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bury, BL8
Operated by Sunnybank P.R.S. Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, mental health. 21 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/22/19.
Sunny Bower Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3HL
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Manchester, M46
Operated by Nestlings Care Ltd
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 4 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/28/20.
Breeze Hill Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M46 9HJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Manchester, M26
Operated by Consensus Support Services Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 7 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/2/24.
17 New Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 1LS
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 270 mental health in Lancashire that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 337 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
CQC registers services by the groups they support, and mental health is one of the largest. This covers community services, supported housing, and care at home for people whose primary need relates to mental health rather than age or physical disability.
Community based services. Outreach, floating support and recovery-focused work, usually not tied to where you live.
Supported housing. Accommodation with staff on site or visiting, from a shared house to a scheme with 24-hour cover.
Care at home. Practical and personal support in your own home, often alongside NHS community mental health teams.
Rehabilitation services. Structured support to rebuild independence, often after a hospital stay.
If someone has been detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or certain other sections, the NHS and the council have a joint duty to provide aftercare free of charge.
Section 117 aftercare:
This is routinely missed. If someone was detained under section 3 and is now paying for mental health related support, that is worth challenging in writing.
Ordinary mental health social care goes through the council means test like any other. Direct payments are available and often suit people who want control over who supports them and when.
If needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare. And if work is the issue, Access to Work funds mental health support and workplace adjustments without a means test.
Read the full CQC report, particularly safe and well-led. Then ask:
337 CQC-registered mental health have a registered office in Lancashire, North West. Of those, 270 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
If someone has been detained in hospital under certain sections of the Mental Health Act, mainly section 3, the NHS and the council must provide aftercare services free of charge. Section 117 aftercare is not means tested and cannot be charged for. It is one of the most valuable and least understood entitlements in the whole system, and it has no time limit: it lasts until both bodies formally agree the person no longer needs it.
Ordinary mental health social care is means tested in the usual way. Section 117 aftercare is not, and must be free. If someone was detained under section 3 and is being charged for services that relate to their mental health, that is worth challenging.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.