SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Harboro is a 5-bed residential care home in Sale, Trafford, run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Trafford, where the median is 24 beds.
Its CQC rating, from November 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in March 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Trafford, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 7 fell below good. The lowest was “treating people as individuals” (some shortfalls).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Cheshire House (Outstanding), 0.4 km away. It is one of 5 homes run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 32 other homes in Trafford share its tier, “Good”.
