SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Ash Tree House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Wigan.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by HC-One No.5 Limited, Ash Tree House is a residential care home in Wigan with 60 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Wigan, where the typical home has 40 beds.
HC-One No.5 Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner. Across Wigan, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 62 homes run by HC-One No.5 Limited. 49 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The Rowans Care Home, 2.4 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2019. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from September 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Wigan, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
