Residential care home · Manchester

Paul Murphy Centre

1067 - 1071 Rochdale Road, Rochdale Road, Manchester, M9 8AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 September 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 32 good, 1 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 ?

  • September 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2019GoodSECRW

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 Manchester

Paul Murphy Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 48 other homes in Manchester. 82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (3%)
  • Good 49 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 12 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (14%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Oakbank Care Home
    Manchester · M9 5YA · Nursing home · 55 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Polefield Nursing Home
    Manchester · M9 7EN · Nursing home · 40 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Allendale Residential Home Limited
    Manchester · M9 7EN · Residential care home · 24 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Rochdale Road
    Manchester · M9 7FW · Residential care home · 5 beds0.7 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Next Steps
    Manchester · M9 4PG · Nursing home · 4 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Vesta Care (UK) Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Silverdene Residential Home
    Manchester · M40 5QD · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Paul Murphy Centre at a glance

Vesta Care (UK) Limited runs Paul Murphy Centre, a residential care home in Manchester with room for 12 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Manchester has 21 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2025. Its previous rating, in September 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Manchester, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “care provision, integration and continuity” (some shortfalls).

CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. In Manchester, 82% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Vesta Care (UK) Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.