The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 117 of the 154 residential care home in Cheshire currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Altrincham, WA15
Operated by WT UK Opco 4 Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 95 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/25/23.
295 Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8SN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Altrincham, WA15
Operated by Care UK Care Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 95 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/11/23.
295 Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8SN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Warrington, WA4
Operated by Heathfield Residential Home Limited
Registered to support older people. 25 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/9/19.
20-22 Alexandra Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2EL
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Warrington, WA1
Operated by Bright Futures Care Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, sensory impairment. 8 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/15/20.
26-29 Kerridge Drive, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2GN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Sale, M33
Operated by Mountlands Trust Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, physical disability. 6 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 12/29/23.
264 Washway Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 4RZ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Cheadle, SK8
Operated by Community Integrated Care
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 12 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/24/19.
4-5 Griffin Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3PZ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Northwich, CW9
Operated by WT NB OpCo 1 Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care. 34 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/23/23.
Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5JA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Stalybridge, SK15
Operated by HC-One Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 46 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/23/23.
Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 3ET
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Macclesfield, SK11
Operated by The David Lewis Centre
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. 8 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/21/18.
94-96 Mill Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7NR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Chester, CH2
Operated by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 42 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/18/21.
Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1HB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 117 residential care home in Cheshire that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 154 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.
A residential care home provides somewhere to live, meals, and help with personal care. It does not have nurses on site, which is the line between it and a nursing home.
People who can no longer manage safely at home even with visiting care, but whose needs are personal care rather than medical. Common reasons are advancing frailty, dementia where supervision is needed, repeated falls, or isolation.
Usually charged separately: hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers, some outings, and personal toiletries.
Fees are means tested through the council, with the £23,250 upper capital limit and the property rules above.
If your needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare, which is not means tested and pays for everything.
Use our means test calculator to estimate your contribution.
Visit more than once, and at least once unannounced around a mealtime. Look at:
Ask what proportion of residents are council funded. A very high self-funder rate usually means higher prices.
154 CQC-registered residential care home have a registered office in Cheshire, North West. Of those, 117 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.
A residential home provides accommodation and personal care: help with washing, dressing, medication and meals. A nursing home also has registered nurses on site for people with medical needs such as complex wounds, PEG feeding or unstable conditions. CQC registers them as care homes with and without nursing.
Your property is normally counted for a permanent care home place, but it is disregarded if your partner, a relative aged 60 or over, a disabled relative or a child under 16 still lives there. There is also a 12 week disregard at the start, and a deferred payment agreement can let the council recover fees from your estate later instead.
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.