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Care homes in Bolton

There are 58 registered care homes in Bolton, 18 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,886 registered beds, an average of 33 a home. 54 have a CQC rating, and 85% of those are Good or Outstanding (3 Outstanding). 8 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Bolton 18Residential care homes in Bolton 40Dementia care homes in Bolton 30

Towns:BoltonManchester

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The homes

What Bolton pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£895 a week£73 less than the middle council in England (£968), the 102nd highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£891 a week£194 less than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 138th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared