Nursing home · Bolton

Hazelbrook Christian Nursing Home

1 Albert Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AW

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • October 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bolton

Hazelbrook Christian Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 8 other homes in Bolton. 84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 41 (69%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (5%)
  • Requires improvement 9 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Rivington View Nursing Home
    Bolton · BL6 7AW · Nursing home · 33 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Royal Mencap Society - 62 Wright Street
    Bolton · BL6 7HY · Residential care home · 4 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • St Catherine’s
    Bolton · BL6 5QU · Nursing home · 60 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Vale House
    Bolton · BL6 5RF · Residential care home · 8 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Swallowfield Garden Care Home
    Bolton · BL6 6LH · Nursing home · 30 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Knightswood Care Home
    Bolton · BL6 5LS · Residential care home · 27 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month

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About Hazelbrook Christian Nursing Home

Pindy Enterprises Limited runs Hazelbrook Christian Nursing Home, a nursing home in Bolton with room for 38 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. About 0.0 km away, Rivington View Nursing Home is rated Good. Across Bolton, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from September 2026. In Bolton, 84% of homes score 5.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in June 2026. That is down from Good in February 2018. Ratings in Bolton are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 30 standards out of 33 scored below good.