The Ferns
- Care home
- 6 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2024
- Central Bury, Bury, North West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
5 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Requires improvement.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
6 of 49
rated care homes in Bury are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Ferns: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2021, up from Inadequate.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Rookwood Residential Care Home (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Browfield Residential Home (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Rookwood Residential Care Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Browfield Residential Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Walmersley Road Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Burrswood Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Brookdale Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 10 July 2021. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 10 July 2021. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Caroline Walthall
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Focused Support Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 15308595 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Bury Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Bury Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0161 253 5151, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 5pm. Out of hours: 0161 253 6606
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Ferns provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists The Ferns as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does The Ferns have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at The Ferns.
- When was The Ferns last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Ferns was published on 10 July 2021.
- Who runs The Ferns?
- The Ferns is run by Focused Support Ltd.
- What is The Ferns's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 10 July 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 0161 761 6694
- Address
- 175 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5DF Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Rookwood Residential Care Home (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Browfield Residential Home (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Rookwood Residential Care Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Browfield Residential Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Walmersley Road Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Burrswood Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Brookdale Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away