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Residents benefit from tailored care planning, freshly prepared meals, varied activities and comfortable shared spaces that encourage a friendly daily routine.
The Old Vicarage also offers a small number of Close Care Intermediate...
The Old Vicarage is a family-run residential care home in Bolton, offering personalised support for older people in a welcoming Victorian setting with attractive grounds. The home focuses on comfort, dignity, companionship and helping residents maintain independence where possible.
Residents benefit from tailored care planning, freshly prepared meals, varied activities and comfortable shared spaces that encourage a friendly daily routine.
The Old Vicarage also offers a small number of Close Care Intermediate Accommodation bungalows within the grounds. These are designed for older people who remain largely independent but would benefit from a safer, more supported way of living.
The bungalows provide private accommodation close to the care home community, with access to support such as meals, housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, welfare contact, social activities and separately arranged day-care services.
This option gives residents practical support while preserving privacy and independence, with the reassurance of an established care home nearby should needs change.
Care Provided by The Old Vicarage
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Eating Disorders
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 38 Service Users
Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Old Vicarage for full pricing details and T&Cs.
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Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Whitefield Care
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Gabrielle Macdonald (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2025
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (36)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (3)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome any time of the day, however they are asked to avoid meal times if possible as this tends to be a busy period whilst assisting residents.
Parking
- Ample onsite parking is available.
The Old Vicarage Reviews (51)
The Old Vicarage has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.515) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Old Vicarage has 51 reviews.
Very comfortable and friendly atmosphere. Good food put on in the care home and trips arranged if residents want. Promotes independence but assistance always available. Always clean.
Very comfortable and friendly atmosphere. Good food put on in the care home and trips arranged if residents want. Promotes independence but assistance always available. Always clean.
Really caring staff who go the extra mile with the care they give. We are fortunate to be lucky enough to access this level of care.
Really caring staff who go the extra mile with the care they give. We are fortunate to be lucky enough to access this level of care.
Friendly and caring.
Friendly and caring.
The Old vicarage offers a warm and welcoming environment to visitors and a true 'home' for residents. The quality of care provided is outstanding and the standard of the home is without comparison the best in Bolton. The team of carers really do care and go to great lengths to ensure each resident...
The Old vicarage offers a warm and welcoming environment to visitors and a true 'home' for residents. The quality of care provided is outstanding and the standard of the home is without comparison the best in Bolton. The team of carers really do care and go to great lengths to ensure each resident has individual attention and is treated with utmost respect and dignity.
I would not hesitate to recommend The Old Vicarage to anyone seeking a care home. The staff are all, without exception, friendly and welcoming and as helpful as they can be. The atmosphere within the home is warm and relaxed and the residents well cared for. It truly is a 'caring' care home.
I would not hesitate to recommend The Old Vicarage to anyone seeking a care home. The staff are all, without exception, friendly and welcoming and as helpful as they can be. The atmosphere within the home is warm and relaxed and the residents well cared for. It truly is a 'caring' care home.
The Old Vicarage provide my independent mother with exactly the right level of care and support. She likes to think she is independent but wants and needs looking after while still maintaining an element of solitude. Her care meets her needs perfectly. The staff are caring and professional and my...
The Old Vicarage provide my independent mother with exactly the right level of care and support. She likes to think she is independent but wants and needs looking after while still maintaining an element of solitude. Her care meets her needs perfectly. The staff are caring and professional and my difficult to please mum loves them. They make her feel like an independent individual while quietly attending to all her needs.
My father has been in care home for five years and has been very well looked after by excellent carers.
My father has been in care home for five years and has been very well looked after by excellent carers.
Home appears clean, carers very attentive. Food good.
Home appears clean, carers very attentive. Food good.
My mum has dementia and cannot praise the staff of the Old Vicarage highly enough in the care they give her and support they give to me. They are professional in all they do and say ans nothing is to much trouble. The environment is beautiful and always clean and tidy. It's like visiting mum at...
My mum has dementia and cannot praise the staff of the Old Vicarage highly enough in the care they give her and support they give to me. They are professional in all they do and say ans nothing is to much trouble. The environment is beautiful and always clean and tidy. It's like visiting mum at home and she is very settled and comfortable there. Thank you very much.
I have known this family for over 50 years. This care home is without doubt the best in Lancashire. Very clean, professionally run with good amenities & the food is five star. The staff are professional whilst friendly & caring. Treating all residents with the utmost respect and dignity.
I have known this family for over 50 years. This care home is without doubt the best in Lancashire. Very clean, professionally run with good amenities & the food is five star. The staff are professional whilst friendly & caring. Treating all residents with the utmost respect and dignity.
Thank you for the wonderful care you gave to my Mother in Law. She was very well looked after and happy at The Old Vic. We always felt very welcome and appreciated the time the staff gave to her. Even painting her nails, something she always enjoyed.
Thank you for the wonderful care you gave to my Mother in Law. She was very well looked after and happy at The Old Vic. We always felt very welcome and appreciated the time the staff gave to her. Even painting her nails, something she always enjoyed.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 01 October 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: The Old Vicarage
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