Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from GoodNew owner since July 2026
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?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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 home changed owner in July 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Priory Highbank Centre is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Bury.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Priory Highbank Centre is one of 53 care homes in Bury: a 35-bed nursing home in Bury, run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited has run the home since July 2026, when it changed owner. The nearest home with a higher rating is Limefield Court Retirement Home (Good), 1.9 km away. It is one of 88 homes run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited. 75 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in September 2026. In Bury, 76% of homes score 5. 5 other homes in Bury share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2022, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in May 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped.
