Tameside
North West · 74 adult social care services, as assigned to this local authority in CQC's bulk data · all local authorities
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Ratings mix vs England
Current overall ratings of the 56 rated adult social care locations in Tameside, against all rated adult social care in England — rated locations only in both bars. The 18 local services not yet rated are counted separately above: "Not yet rated" means CQC has not published a rating, usual for recently registered services, and is not a judgement either way.
Rated below Good (13 services)
Every service in Tameside whose current overall rating is Inadequate or Requires improvement — Inadequate first, ratings verbatim with publication dates.
| Service | Overall rating (published) | Beds | Provider | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral Care Home | Requires improvement4 Nov 2025 | 33 | Cartwright Care Balmoral Management Ltd | Care home |
| Charnley House | Requires improvement31 Mar 2025 | 40 | Charnley House Limited | Care home |
| Downshaw Lodge | Requires improvement29 Jan 2025 | 45 | Qualia Care Limited | Care home |
| Firbank House | Requires improvement11 Sep 2024 | 42 | Partnership Caring Ltd | Care home |
| Holme Lea | Requires improvement31 Dec 2025 | 48 | HC-One Limited | Care home |
| Link Care Solutions | Requires improvement20 Sep 2023 | — | Link Care Solutions Limited | Community based adult social care services |
| Parkhill Care Home | Requires improvement18 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old | 38 | AJ Care Group Ltd | Care home |
| Routes Healthcare Tameside | Requires improvement12 Nov 2025 | — | Routes Healthcare (North) Limited | Community based adult social care services |
| Smartway Health and Social Care Limited | Requires improvement3 Jun 2024 | — | Smartway Health and Social Care Limited | Community based adult social care services |
| Sunnyside | Requires improvement28 Jul 2025 | 43 | HC-One Limited | Care home |
| The Lakes Care Centre | Requires improvement4 Jun 2026 | 62 | The Lakes Care Centre Limited | Care home |
| The Sycamores | Requires improvement8 Sep 2023 | 60 | HC-One Limited | Care home |
| The Vicarage Residential Care Home | Requires improvement10 Feb 2026 | 30 | Clarkson House Residential Care Home Ltd | Care home |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
June 2026 in Tameside
Register movements in the reporting month, from the same data as the national changes digest. Ownership-change flags are a heuristic — a recently deregistered service of the same type at the same postcode — stated honestly, not a legal record of sale.
New registrations (0)
No new adult social care registrations in Tameside in the period.
Deregistrations (0)
No adult social care service in Tameside left the register in the period.
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Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Largest groups operating in Tameside
Brands as recorded by CQC, by active sites in this local authority. Independents (no recorded brand) are not listed.
| Group / brand | Sites here | of which care homes |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower | 13 | 13 |
| Creative Support Limited | 4 | 0 |
| City and County Healthcare Group | 3 | 0 |
| Joseph Heifetz | 2 | 2 |
| Anchor | 1 | 1 |
| Bondcare | 1 | 1 |
| Care UK | 1 | 1 |
| Clece Care Services | 1 | 0 |
| Community Integrated Care (CIC) | 1 | 0 |
| Cygnet Health Care | 1 | 1 |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC