Dementia Care Home

Anbridge House

1 Herbert Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 2QU

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
72/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds21
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2023-09-02

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement65
  • Food quality65
  • Healthcare68
  • Management & leadership72
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2023-09-02

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for Safety at the August 2023 inspection. This is an improvement on the previous Requires Improvement rating, which indicates that earlier safety concerns were resolved to inspectors' satisfaction. The published findings do not include specific detail on staffing ratios, night cover, medicines management, or falls recording. The 21-bed size means the home is small, which can support closer staff familiarity with each person.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for Effectiveness at the August 2023 inspection. This domain covers how well staff understand and meet care needs, including training, care planning, health monitoring, and food. The published findings do not include specific observations on dementia training content, care plan quality, GP access arrangements, or food provision. The home's registration covers a broad range of needs including dementia, mental health, and physical disabilities.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for Caring at the August 2023 inspection. This domain covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, and independence. No specific observations, quotes from residents or relatives, or direct examples of caring interactions appear in the published inspection text. A Good rating here means inspectors were satisfied that the legal standards for dignity and respect were being met during their visit.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for Responsiveness at the August 2023 inspection. This domain covers activities, individual engagement, and end-of-life care. No specific activity examples, individual engagement observations, or end-of-life care details appear in the published text. The home's registration includes dementia and mental health conditions, which means responsiveness to individual need is particularly important.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for Well-led at the August 2023 inspection, improving from Requires Improvement. Anbridge Care Home is run by Mr Charles Jones and Mrs Sally Jones as a family-run service. The published findings do not include specific observations about the manager's visibility, staff culture, governance systems, or how the home responded to the previous Requires Improvement rating. The improvement itself is evidence that leadership acted on earlier concerns.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The team here cares for people over 65 with a range of needs including sensory impairments, dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities. For those living with dementia, the care focuses on maintaining dignity and building meaningful relationships between staff and residents. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

72/ 100

DCC Family Score

Anbridge Care Home improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five inspection domains, which is a meaningful step forward. However, the published inspection text contains very limited specific detail, so scores reflect confirmed ratings rather than rich observational evidence.

Homes in North West typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Anbridge Care Home, a small 21-bed home in Oldham run by Mr and Mrs Jones, received a Good rating across all five inspection domains at its last inspection on 8 August 2023. Importantly, this was an improvement on a previous Requires Improvement rating, which means inspectors had earlier identified concerns and the home addressed them. The home is registered to care for people with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments. The published inspection findings are very limited in specific detail, so it is not possible to paint a full picture of daily life here from the official record alone. This matters because the absence of detail is not the same as the absence of good practice. The service has since been archived, meaning it is no longer registered. Before drawing any conclusions, confirm the current status of the home directly, as the service was deregistered on 13 February 2026 and may no longer be operating.

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In Their Own Words

How Anbridge House describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Anbridge House says about itself

Where dignity and warmth shape every single day

Residential home in Oldham: True Peace of Mind

When families share their experiences of Anbridge Care Home in Oldham, they talk about something precious — the way their loved ones are treated with genuine respect and warmth. This care home supports people with various needs, from sensory impairments to dementia, always focusing on maintaining dignity in daily life.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The team here cares for people over 65 with a range of needs including sensory impairments, dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For those living with dementia, the care focuses on maintaining dignity and building meaningful relationships between staff and residents.

    “If you're considering Anbridge for someone you love, arranging a visit will help you understand their approach to care firsthand.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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