Nursing home · Bury

Choices for Living Well (Killelea)

Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1JJ

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 25 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Outstanding
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2025OutstandingSECRW
  • September 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • May 2019GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bury

Choices for Living Well (Killelea) is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 3 other homes in Bury. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (8%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 32 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • The Brandles
    Bury · BL8 1JA · Residential care home · 7 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Holbeach House
    Bury · BL8 1XA · Residential care home · 3 beds1.0 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Agricola House
    Bury · BL8 3NE · Residential care home · 8 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Bank House Care Home
    Bury · BL8 1DJ · Nursing home · 43 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Abbeywood Tottington Limited
    Bury · BL8 3LS · Residential care home · 40 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Sunny Bank PRS
    Bury · BL8 3HL · Residential care home · 21 beds1.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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Choices for Living Well (Killelea) in brief

Choices for Living Well (Killelea) is a 36-bed nursing home in Bury, run by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. 3 other homes in Bury share its tier, “Outstanding”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. 76% of homes in Bury also score 5.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in February 2026. Effective and caring were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, responsive and well-led as Good. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in February 2025. That is more recent than most ratings in Bury, where the typical rating is about 4 years old.