Residential care home · Tameside

Sunnyside

Sunnyside Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7QE

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 28 July 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 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
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 14 good, 19 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2023GoodSECRW
  • December 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • June 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

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 Tameside

Sunnyside is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 10 other homes in Tameside. 74% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 26 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 11 (26%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Sunnyside
    Manchester, Tameside · M43 7QE · Residential care home · 43 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Doves Nest Nursing Home
    Manchester · M40 1QQ · Nursing home · 50 beds0.8 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Royal Elms Care Home
    Manchester · M40 1QQ · Residential care home · 26 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Brownlow House
    Manchester · M11 4LE · Residential care home · 31 beds1.0 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Eden House
    Manchester, Tameside · M43 7XD · Residential care home · 5 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Averill House
    Manchester · M40 1PF · Nursing home · 48 beds1.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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Other homes run by HC-One Limited

66 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 52 Good, 12 Requires improvement.

  • Falstone Court
    Sunderland · SR6 9NQ · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Pytchley Court Nursing Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN6 9DX · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 1 year ago
  • Appleton Lodge
    Manchester, Stockport · SK6 2QT · Residential care home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Richmond House
    Leigh, Wigan · WN7 4UH · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Rose Court Nursing and Residential Home
    Radcliffe, Bury · M26 4DF · Nursing home · 109 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • The Orchards
    Birmingham · B34 7BP · Nursing home · 72 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 2 months ago

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Sunnyside at a glance

Sunnyside is a 43-bed residential care home in Manchester, Tameside, run by HC-One Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in July 2025. Its previous rating, in May 2023, was Good, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Tameside, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 19 fell below good. The lowest was “responding to people's immediate needs” (significant shortfalls).

About 0.0 km away, Sunnyside is rated Good. It is one of 66 homes run by HC-One Limited. 54 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Tameside, 74% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. That is true of 85% of homes in Tameside.