Residential care home · Salford

The Laurels

8 Priory Grove, Salford, M7 2HT

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago New owner since November 2024

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 31 August 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in November 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

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 Salford

The Laurels is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 9 other homes in Salford. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 26 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (22%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (9%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Bluebell Court Care Home
    Salford · M7 2FH · Nursing home · 69 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • The Willows
    Salford · M7 2DX · Nursing home · 50 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Castlerea House
    Salford · M7 2ES · Residential care home · 10 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Broughtons
    Salford · M7 1NF · Residential care home · 42 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Beenstock Home
    Salford · M7 4RP · Nursing home · 32 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Thornton Lodge Care Home
    Salford · M7 4FF · Residential care home · 34 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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About The Laurels

Salford Care & Support Services Ltd runs The Laurels, a residential care home in Salford with room for 25 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

Salford Care & Support Services Ltd has run the home since November 2024, when it changed owner. The nearest home with a higher rating is Bluebell Court Care Home (Good), 0.3 km away. 9 other homes in Salford share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 65% of homes in Salford also score 5.

CQC last rated the home in August 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner.