Ashton Manor Care Home
Lancaster, LA1 · 2.9 km · 67 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £1,110 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
CQC: Good
Hillcroft House Galgate
Chapel Lane, Galgate, Lancaster, LA2 0PR
Nursing home · 43 beds · Hillcroft Nursing Homes
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,114
- CQC rating
- Good
- August 2019
- Beds
- 43
- with nursing
- Family reviews
- None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
The typical nursing home in Lancashire
£1,114a week
About £57,902 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,227 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,344a week
A typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day
The care home costs less for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £872 a week less than two places.
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85 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Lancashire
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
About Hillcroft House Galgate
Hillcroft House Galgate is a nursing home in Lancaster, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 43 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia and older people. It is run by Hillcroft Nursing Homes, which operates 6 care homes in England. The home has been registered since July 2012.
At its latest inspection, published August 2019, the CQC rated Hillcroft House Galgate Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Hillcroft House Galgate has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Lancashire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 420 registered care homes in Lancashire. The nearest to Hillcroft House Galgate include Ashton Manor Care Home, Chirnside House and Stanley Lodge Residential Home, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Older people
Registration
- Provider
- Hillcroft Nursing Homes Limited
- Registered with CQC
- July 2012
- Latest CQC rating
- Good (August 2019)
- Council area
- Lancashire
- Town
- Lancaster
The CQC inspection, explained
- Safe?
- Good
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Good
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Good
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Inspected but not rated; inspectors were assured that infection control measures were being followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Hillcroft House Galgate has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Lancashire typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,050 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
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Common questions about Hillcroft House Galgate
How much does Hillcroft House Galgate cost?
Hillcroft House Galgate has not published its fees. Care homes in Lancashire typically charge about £1,110 a week for residential care and £1,114 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Hillcroft House Galgate?
The Care Quality Commission rated Hillcroft House Galgate Good in August 2019. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Hillcroft House Galgate provide nursing care?
Yes. Hillcroft House Galgate is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.
Does Hillcroft House Galgate offer dementia care?
Yes. Hillcroft House Galgate is registered to care for people living with dementia.
How many residents does Hillcroft House Galgate have?
Hillcroft House Galgate is registered for up to 43 residents.
Care at home
85 live-in carers within about an hour of Lancashire
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 78 can care for a couple. 11 years' experience on average.
Ayoade A.
1 review
From £1,078 a week, 4 years caring
Based about 6 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Don M.
1 review
From £1,204 a week, 6 years caring
Based about 10 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Sheridan W.
1 review
From £1,610 a week, 23 years caring
Based about 14 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
Tracy O.
1 review
From £1,260 a week, 25 years caring
Based about 23 minutes from Lancashire. Can care for a couple
“She understands the needs of an elderly person in the early stages of dementia and has treated my mother with great kindness and skill.”
“Thanks to Tracy, Dad was always immaculately dressed and clean, his meals were all home cooked and nutritionally well balanced and his home was always kept really clean and tidy.”
See live-in carers near LancashireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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85 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Lancashire
Live-in, a week
typically £1,050
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Chirnside House
Lancaster, LA1 · 3.5 km · 30 beds
CQC: Requires improvement
Fee not published
Area typical £1,110 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
Stanley Lodge Residential Home
Forton, LA2 · 3.8 km · 23 beds
CQC: Good
Residential care
£939 to £1,203 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week