Residential care home · Warrington

Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home

Jackson Avenue, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4DZ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome 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?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 9 good, 24 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2018GoodSECRW

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 Warrington

Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 9 other homes in Warrington. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 32 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (13%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (19%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • High Peak Residential and Nursing Home
    Warrington · WA3 4AZ · Nursing home · 33 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Lilford Court
    Warrington · WA3 7JZ · Residential care home · 8 beds3.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Lime House
    Nr Warrington, Wigan · WA3 1HF · Residential care home · 32 beds3.5 km
    Requires improvement S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 10 months ago
  • Marlcroft
    Warrington · WA3 6AH · Residential care home · 5 beds3.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Ashwood Court - Unit 1
    Warrington, Wigan · WA3 2RB · Residential care home · 17 beds4.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ashwood Court Supportive Pathways
    Warrington, Wigan · WA3 2RB · Nursing home · 10 beds4.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited

9 care homes in total: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Astbury Lodge Residential Care Home
    Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester · CH66 2LB · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Leycester House Residential Care Home
    Knutsford, Cheshire East · WA16 7HE · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Wealstone Residential Home
    Chester, Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1HB · Residential care home · 42 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Whetstone Hey Residential Home
    Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester · CH66 3JX · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Crossways Residential Care Home
    Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester · CW9 7PN · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Parklands Residential Care Home
    Stockport, Cheshire East · SK12 1RB · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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What the data says about Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home

Run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited, Holcroft Grange Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Warrington with 40 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC last rated the home in January 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in February 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped. The typical rating in Warrington is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found significant shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 24 standards out of 33 scored below good.

Across Warrington, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. About 2.3 km away, High Peak Residential and Nursing Home is rated Good. It is one of 9 homes run by Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.