The Manse Care – Nursing Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Nursing homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds44
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Physical disabilities
- Last inspected2023-09-15
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Families describe walking into a space that feels more like a comfortable home than a clinical setting. The atmosphere here puts visitors at ease, with staff who take time to learn what makes each resident tick. People notice how staff remember the small things — favourite routines, personality quirks, the little preferences that matter.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity72
- Cleanliness70
- Activities & engagement60
- Food quality60
- Healthcare70
- Management & leadership75
- Resident happiness70
What inspectors found
Inspected 2023-09-15
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The effective domain was rated Good at the June 2023 inspection. This domain covers staff training, the quality and currency of care plans, access to GPs and healthcare professionals, and how well the home supports people's nutritional needs. The home lists dementia as a specialism. No specific training records, care plan examples, or healthcare access details are included in the published summary.Is this home caring?
The caring domain was rated Good at the June 2023 inspection. This domain reflects whether staff treat residents with warmth, respect their dignity, and support their independence. It also covers whether residents feel listened to and whether privacy is maintained during personal care. No direct inspector observations of staff interactions, and no resident or relative quotes, appear in the published summary.Is the home responsive?
The responsive domain was rated Good at the June 2023 inspection. This domain covers whether the home offers meaningful activities, responds to individual preferences, handles complaints effectively, and supports people at the end of their life. The home's specialisms include dementia and physical disabilities, which implies a need for tailored, adapted activity provision. No activity examples, individual outcomes, or complaints data are included in the published summary.Is the home well-led?
The well-led domain was rated Good at the June 2023 inspection, improving from a previous Requires Improvement rating. Miss Aaliyah Naseem is the named registered manager and Mr Owais Mohammad is the nominated individual. The improvement across all five domains from the previous inspection is the strongest indicator that leadership has been effective. No detail about governance processes, staff culture, or how the management team operates day to day appears in the published summary.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The Manse Care supports adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. The home provides specialised care across different life stages and conditions. For residents living with dementia, the team brings patience and understanding to daily care. Staff work to maintain each person's sense of self, adapting their approach as needs change. 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.
DCC Family Score
The Manse Care has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five inspection domains, which is a meaningful step forward. However, the published inspection report contains very limited specific detail, so many scores reflect the overall positive rating rather than verified, observed evidence.
Homes in North West typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe walking into a space that feels more like a comfortable home than a clinical setting. The atmosphere here puts visitors at ease, with staff who take time to learn what makes each resident tick. People notice how staff remember the small things — favourite routines, personality quirks, the little preferences that matter.
What inspectors have recorded
What strikes families most is how staff approach end-of-life care with genuine compassion and skill. They create meaningful moments during difficult times, ensuring dignity and comfort when it matters most. This same attentiveness extends throughout daily care, with teams showing consistent kindness that families remember long after.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the measure of a care home isn't in grand gestures, but in quiet moments of genuine connection when families need it most.
Worth a visit
The Manse Care in Preston was rated Good at its inspection in June 2023, published in September 2023, across all five domains: safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led. Importantly, this represents an improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement, which tells you the management team identified problems and addressed them. A named registered manager is in post, and the home cares for people with dementia, physical disabilities, and both older and younger adults across 44 beds. The main limitation for families is that the published inspection summary contains very little specific detail. There are no recorded observations of staff interactions, no resident or relative quotes, and no examples of activities, food, or care planning in the published text. A Good rating is reassuring, but it tells you the direction of travel rather than the day-to-day reality. Before making a decision, visit in person during the late morning when personal care is finishing and lunch is being prepared, ask to see actual staffing rotas rather than template documents, and speak to a relative of someone already living there if the home can arrange it.
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In Their Own Words
How The Manse Care – Nursing Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where compassionate care meets life's most precious moments
Nursing home in Preston: True Peace of Mind
When families face the hardest transitions of their lives, The Manse Care in Preston offers something remarkable. This North West care home has earned deep gratitude from families who've entrusted their loved ones to its care. The warmth here goes beyond professional duty — it's woven into every interaction.
Who they care for
The Manse Care supports adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. The home provides specialised care across different life stages and conditions.
For residents living with dementia, the team brings patience and understanding to daily care. Staff work to maintain each person's sense of self, adapting their approach as needs change.
“Sometimes the measure of a care home isn't in grand gestures, but in quiet moments of genuine connection when families need it most.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
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.
DCC Family Score
The Manse Care has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five inspection domains, which is a meaningful step forward. However, the published inspection report contains very limited specific detail, so many scores reflect the overall positive rating rather than verified, observed evidence.
Homes in North West typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe walking into a space that feels more like a comfortable home than a clinical setting. The atmosphere here puts visitors at ease, with staff who take time to learn what makes each resident tick. People notice how staff remember the small things — favourite routines, personality quirks, the little preferences that matter.
What inspectors have recorded
What strikes families most is how staff approach end-of-life care with genuine compassion and skill. They create meaningful moments during difficult times, ensuring dignity and comfort when it matters most. This same attentiveness extends throughout daily care, with teams showing consistent kindness that families remember long after.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the measure of a care home isn't in grand gestures, but in quiet moments of genuine connection when families need it most.
Worth a visit
The Manse Care in Preston was rated Good at its inspection in June 2023, published in September 2023, across all five domains: safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led. Importantly, this represents an improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement, which tells you the management team identified problems and addressed them. A named registered manager is in post, and the home cares for people with dementia, physical disabilities, and both older and younger adults across 44 beds. The main limitation for families is that the published inspection summary contains very little specific detail. There are no recorded observations of staff interactions, no resident or relative quotes, and no examples of activities, food, or care planning in the published text. A Good rating is reassuring, but it tells you the direction of travel rather than the day-to-day reality. Before making a decision, visit in person during the late morning when personal care is finishing and lunch is being prepared, ask to see actual staffing rotas rather than template documents, and speak to a relative of someone already living there if the home can arrange it.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how The Manse Care – Nursing Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How The Manse Care – Nursing Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where compassionate care meets life's most precious moments
Nursing home in Preston: True Peace of Mind
When families face the hardest transitions of their lives, The Manse Care in Preston offers something remarkable. This North West care home has earned deep gratitude from families who've entrusted their loved ones to its care. The warmth here goes beyond professional duty — it's woven into every interaction.
Who they care for
The Manse Care supports adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. The home provides specialised care across different life stages and conditions.
For residents living with dementia, the team brings patience and understanding to daily care. Staff work to maintain each person's sense of self, adapting their approach as needs change.
Management & ethos
What strikes families most is how staff approach end-of-life care with genuine compassion and skill. They create meaningful moments during difficult times, ensuring dignity and comfort when it matters most. This same attentiveness extends throughout daily care, with teams showing consistent kindness that families remember long after.
The home & environment
The home maintains a notably clean environment throughout, something families particularly appreciate during regular visits. Rather than institutional corridors and sterile common areas, The Manse creates welcoming spaces where residents and families can spend quality time together.
“Sometimes the measure of a care home isn't in grand gestures, but in quiet moments of genuine connection when families need it most.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
