Learning disability care homes in Trafford

Updated

Trafford has 20 learning disability care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 3 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires improvement. 3 homes are not rated yet. Trafford council paid on average £946 a week for a residential care place and £1,285 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Trafford (57)

Trafford at a glance

20on this list

Official rating
  • Outstanding1
  • Good13
  • Requires improvement3
  • Not yet rated3
  • 82% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score7.9 / 10
  • Types of care60% offer younger adults
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Trafford on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

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20 learning disability care homes in Trafford

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Cheshire House

Run by Consensus Support Services Limited

22 St. Marys Road, Sale, M33 6SA
OutstandingCQC · Feb 2020

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 8 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Cheshire House provides residential support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. Its eight self-contained flats give residents their own space within a welcoming home, while support is tailored to individual needs, aspirations and preferred routines.

The service is part of Consensus, which provides residential and supported living support.

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SignHealth Bowfell Road

Run by SignHealth

SignHealth, 100 Bowfell Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5RR
GoodCQC · Jul 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

SignHealth Bowfell Road supports deaf people with mental health challenges and complex needs in a residential setting. SignHealth manages residential homes where residents can develop practical skills and work towards greater independence, with referrals available for residential, supported living and outreach services.

The organisation’s wider specialist offer includes psychological therapy delivered in British Sign Language, although the named…

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10 Spennithorne Road

Run by Future Directions CIC

10 Spennithorne Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5BU
GoodCQC · Jun 2023
  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 4 residents in Manchester, run by Future Directions CIC. Supports learning disabilities.

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Away Day Care

Run by Away Day Care Limited

269 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6EP
GoodCQC · Dec 2022
  • Residential
  • 5 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Away Day Care provides respite, day, domiciliary, community outreach and supported living services across Manchester. Its support is aimed at people with assessed health or social needs, including learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders and complex physical disabilities, while also helping families arrange planned or emergency breaks.

The Fairways Respite Facility offers short stays from a night or weekend to longer breaks, including…

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Buttercup Lodge

Run by Mysa Care (Ardour) Limited

46 Manchester Road, Partington, Manchester, M31 4DJ
GoodCQC · Mar 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 5 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory impairment

Care home with nursing for 5 residents in Manchester, run by Mysa Care (Ardour) Limited. Supports learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.

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Fownhope

Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

42 Fownhope Avenue, Sale, M33 4RH
GoodCQC · Feb 2023
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory impairment

Fownhope provides round-the-clock residential care for young people and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions. The home is part of Stockdales’ residential and community services, supporting people who need intensive assistance while remaining connected to local life. The organisation also offers lifeskills activities, clubs and other community-based support.

Residential houses are designed to resemble family homes, with…

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Harboro

Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

34 Harboro Road, Sale, M33 5AH
GoodCQC · Nov 2025
  • Residential
  • 5 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

Round-the-clock residential care is provided at Harboro for young people and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions who need intensive support. Its residential houses are designed to feel like family homes, with support delivered within the local community rather than an institutional setting.

The service sits within Stockdales’ wider work with children, young people and adults with learning disabilities.

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Hayling Road

Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

34 Hayling Road, Sale, M33 6GW
GoodCQC · Feb 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 7 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Round-the-clock residential care is available at Hayling Road for young people and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions who need intensive support. The home is one of Stockdales’ residential houses, designed to resemble a family home within the local community.

Stockdales also supports people through community services, clubs and lifeskills activities, helping individuals with learning disabilities take part in social…

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Headonhey

Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

34 Harboro Road, Sale, M33 5AH
GoodCQC · Feb 2020

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 7 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Headonhey provides round-the-clock residential care for young people and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions who need intensive support. Its residential houses are designed to feel like family homes, with adaptations and technology for people with complex health needs.

Stockdales also supports people who prefer greater independence or family living through community services, learning activities and social clubs.

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Northenden House

Run by Caritas Services Limited

448 Northenden Road, Sale, M33 2RB
GoodCQC · May 2023
  • Nursing
  • 6 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Care home with nursing for 6 residents in Sale, run by Caritas Services Limited. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, younger adults and eating disorders.

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Springfield House

Run by Fairfield Residential Limited

57 Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4NL
GoodCQC · Feb 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Sensory impairment
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 4 residents in Manchester, run by Fairfield Residential Limited. Supports learning disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.

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Sunflower House

Run by Mysa Care (Ardour) Limited

Manchester Road, Partington, Manchester, M31 4DJ
GoodCQC · Sept 2021

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 7 beds
  • Children
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Sunflower House provides residential support for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and autism. The home is part of Mysa Care’s specialist adult social care provision and is registered as a care home with nursing, making it relevant to people whose support includes more complex health needs.

Mysa Care describes its services as helping adults live as independently as possible, with support shaped around individual needs,…

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Trafford Respite Service

Run by Compassionate Care & Support LTD

10 Shawe Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 5DL
GoodCQC · Dec 2023
  • Residential
  • 7 beds
  • Children
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Supporting independence and wellbeing is central to Trafford Respite Service, a residential care home for older people and adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs, physical disabilities or sensory impairment. The service is registered to provide care without nursing, with support shaped around individual needs and aspirations.

As part of Creative Support, the home works with residents, families and partner agencies to develop…

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Yew Tree

Run by City Care Partnership Limited

Fairy Lane, Sale, Trafford, M33 2JT
GoodCQC · Feb 2024
  • Residential
  • 2 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 2 residents in Trafford, run by City Care Partnership Limited. Supports older people and learning disabilities.

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Ashton Lane

Run by Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham & District Ltd

47 Ashton Lane, Sale, M33 5PA
Requires improvementCQC · Mar 2024
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Ashton Lane offers a family-home-style setting for young people and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions who need intensive support. Round-the-clock care is delivered in the local community, rather than in an institutional environment.

The wider Stockdales service also includes community services, lifeskills activities, clubs and social opportunities.

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Beckdale House

Run by Care Network Solutions Limited

3 Beaufort Road, Sale, M33 3WR
Requires improvementCQC · Jan 2024
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Individual care planning at Beckdale House is designed around adults with learning disabilities, with support intended to help people achieve their own outcomes and develop independence. The home forms part of Milewood, whose services also include supported living for adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.

Milewood describes its homes as safe, secure environments with opportunities for personal growth, self-expression and…

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Meade Close

Run by Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited

1-2 Meade Close, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5BL
Requires improvementCQC · Feb 2026
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 10 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Sensory impairment

Meade Close supports older people, younger adults, people with learning disabilities, sensory impairment and other social care needs through residential care. It sits within Salutem’s adult services, which support people aged 18 to 65+ with autism, mental health issues, learning disabilities and complex needs.

Care is tailored around individual goals, aspirations and outcomes.

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Broadway

Run by Bright Futures Care Limited

2 Broadway, Partington, Manchester, M31 4DH
Not yet ratedCQC
  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Children
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 4 residents in Manchester, run by Bright Futures Care Limited. Supports learning disabilities, younger adults and children.

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Davyhulme Road

Run by Bright Futures Care Limited

60a Davyhulme Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7DN
Not yet ratedCQC
  • Residential
  • 5 beds
  • Children
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 5 residents in Manchester, run by Bright Futures Care Limited. Supports learning disabilities, younger adults and children.

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Norwood Drive

Run by H.G. Care Services Limited

2 Norwood Drive, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7LD
Not yet ratedCQC
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 6 residents in Altrincham, run by H.G. Care Services Limited. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.

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What to look for in learning disability care homes

  1. Communication methods matched to the person’s preferences

    Communication methods matched to the person’s preferences and needs.

  2. Support for independence

    Support for independence, relationships, work, education and community life.

  3. Positive behaviour support

    Positive behaviour support and clear safeguarding arrangements.

Questions families ask

What should learning disability care homes offer?

Good learning disability support should be person-centred, promote choice and help people maintain skills and community connections. Ask how communication and decision-making are adapted for each resident.

How many learning disability care homes are there in Trafford?

20 learning disability care homes in Trafford are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

Which learning disability care homes in Trafford are rated Outstanding?

Cheshire House.

How much does a care home cost in Trafford?

Trafford council paid on average £946 a week for residential care and £1,285 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £2,238 and £1,704. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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