Residential care home · Wigan

The Oaks Care Home

Oak Avenue, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4LZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago
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The Oaks Care Home is a residential care home in Wigan in Wigan, run by The Oaks Care Home Limited. It is registered for up to 31 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and drug and alcohol use.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2020, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 92% of care homes in Wigan are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 August 2020 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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

Older rating. Published 27 August 2020, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Wigan

The Oaks Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 36 other homes in Wigan. Of the 53 rated care homes here, 92% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 4 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (7%)
  • Good 37 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (7%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (10%)

Half of Wigan's ratings are more than 4.8 years old. How tiers work

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