Boston House
- Care home
- 17 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2020
- Central Oldham, Oldham, North West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Requires improvement at every inspection since 2021.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
7 of 42
rated care homes in Oldham are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Boston House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in February 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Treetops Nursing Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Alexandra - Oldham (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Treetops Nursing Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- RI Elizabeth House Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- RI Hadfield House Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Alexandra - Oldham Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Fernbank Good, 0.5 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 10 February 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Boston House is a care home providing support for people with complex needs following a brain injury. The service is based in Oldham and can support up to 17 people. The building is divided into three units. At the time of our inspection the service was supporting 14 people; 3 more independent people were living on Rose unit, 6 people on Lavender unit, each with their own studio apartment and ensuite facilities, and 5 people on Sunflower unit, with a higher level of dependency.
What inspectors found
At the last inspection there were concerns in relation to the safe management of medication. At this inspection we found managers had addressed the issues from the last inspection, however, some medicines remained unsafely managed. The provider responded immediately during and after the inspection and put an action plan in place to immediately address the issues we found with the safe management of medicines.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Systems in place helped safeguard people from the risk of abuse. Assessments of risk and safety and supporting measures in place helped minimise risks. Staff followed infection prevention and control guidance to minimise risks related to the spread of infection. Staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs and managers recruited staff safely. Staff followed an induction programme, and training was on- going throughout employment.
Care plans included information about support required in areas such as nutrition, mobility and personal care to help inform care provision. Staff made appropriate referrals to other agencies and professionals when required.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
People told us they were well treated and their equality and diversity respected. People felt staff respected their privacy and dignity and took into account their views when agreeing on the support required. Staff identified people's communication needs and addressed these with appropriate actions.
The registered manager responded to complaints appropriately and used these to inform improvement to care provision. The provider was open and honest, in dealing with concerns raised. The registered manager was available for people to contact and undertook regular quality checks, to help ensure continued good standards of care.
The provider and registered manager followed governance systems which provided oversight and monitoring of the service. Some improvements had been made to governance systems and were embedded into practice, but more improvements were necessary.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 10 February 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 10 February 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 10 February 2023. The reports are on 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
- Accomplish Group LimitedBrand: Accomplish Group
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02147328 (opens Companies House)
Accomplish Group Limited runs 26 services in England, 2 of them in the North West. 21 are rated Good or Outstanding, 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Accomplish Group Limited
- G Ashcombe Court Good. Care home, North Somerset, South West
- G Byron Lodge Good. Care home, Manchester
- G Chesterwood Good. Care home, Birmingham, West Midlands
- G Evergreen Good. Care home, Birmingham, West Midlands
Getting help from Oldham Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Oldham Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0161 770 7777, Monday to Friday 8.40am to 5pm. Out-of-hours emergencies: 0161 770 6936
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Oldham Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Boston House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Boston House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Boston House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 17 beds at Boston House.
- When was Boston House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Boston House was published on 10 February 2023.
- Who runs Boston House?
- Boston House is run by Accomplish Group Limited. It runs 26 services in England, 2 of them in the North West.
- What is Boston House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 10 February 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 0161 509 2921
- Address
- Broadway Street, Oldham, OL8 1XR Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Treetops Nursing Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Alexandra - Oldham (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Treetops Nursing Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- RI Elizabeth House Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- RI Hadfield House Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Alexandra - Oldham Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Fernbank Good, 0.5 miles away