SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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 Rowans Care Home is one of 61 care homes in Wigan: a 66-bed nursing home in Wigan, run by EQ Care Group Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Wigan are smaller: the median there is 40 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2025, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring and well-led as well. CQC rated safe, effective and responsive as Good. Ratings in Wigan are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 10 were exceptional.
4 of EQ Care Group Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. 3 other homes in Wigan share its tier, “Outstanding”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 64% of homes in Wigan.
