Residential care home · Bury

Woodbury Short Stay

Whalley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8WZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2019GoodSECRW
  • December 2017Requires improvementSECRW

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 Bury

Woodbury Short Stay is in the Good tier ?, with 31 other homes in Bury. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (8%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 32 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

See all 53 care homes in Bury →

Care homes nearby

  • Elmhurst Short Stay Service
    Manchester, Bury · M45 8WZ · Residential care home · 27 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Regency Care Centre
    Bury · M45 7SG · Nursing home · 60 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Cambeck Close
    Manchester, Bury · M45 8NF · Nursing home0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Hamilton Rest Home
    Manchester, Bury · M45 8GW · Residential care home · 23 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Whitefield House
    Bury · M45 7NF · Residential care home · 40 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Radcliffe Place
    Manchester, Bury · M26 2TP · Nursing home · 4 beds1.7 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Persona Care and Support Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Elmhurst Short Stay Service
    Manchester, Bury · M45 8WZ · Residential care home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

All 2 homes run by Persona Care and Support Limited →

About Woodbury Short Stay

Woodbury Short Stay is one of 53 care homes in Bury: a 4-bed residential care home in Manchester, run by Persona Care and Support Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Bury, where the typical home has 30 beds.

2 of Persona Care and Support Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 31 other homes in Bury share its tier, “Good”.

In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Bury, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.