SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Good
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. ?
St James House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 8 other homes in Manchester.
82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St James House is one of 86 care homes in Manchester: a 15-bed residential care home in Manchester, run by Standwalk Ltd. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2025. 87% of homes in Manchester also score 5. In Manchester, 82% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). St Joseph's - Manchester, 1.3 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 5 homes run by Standwalk Ltd. 5 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2020. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2019. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Manchester, 38% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
