Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Little Heaton Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 17 other homes in Rochdale.
65% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Little Heaton Care Home is an independent 25-bed residential care home in Manchester, Rochdale, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in October 2018.
St. Euphrasia's Care Home, 1.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in February 2026. 60% of homes in Rochdale score the top mark of 5. 17 other homes in Rochdale share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
