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?Good
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. ?
Freehold Cottage Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 257 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Freehold Cottage Residential Home is a 6-bed residential care home in Rochdale, Lancashire, run by Newbarn Limited. Its CQC registration covers people with mental health needs. The typical home in Lancashire has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In February 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from April 2019.
