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?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. ?
The Old Rectory is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 3 other homes in Wigan.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Old Rectory is one of 61 care homes in Wigan: a 10-bed residential care home in Wigan, run by Chris Care Service (UK) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Wigan has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Chris Care Service (UK) Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2025. 64% of homes in Wigan also score 5. Across Wigan, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC last rated the home in July 2023, giving it Good overall. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018.
