Epworth Grange

1 Chirmside Street, Bury BL8 2BX
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9.5 61 Reviews
  • Epworth Grange, Bury
Epworth Grange provides residential, dementia and short-stay care for up to 41 residents in a welcoming and community-focused home in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Just minutes from Bury’s town centre, the home offers easy access to shops, parks, the open-air market and heritage railway. The building is arranged over two floors and divided into five small households, creating a cosy and familiar environment. All bedrooms are single occupancy and en-suite.

The secure, landscaped gardens include raised beds, a shaded pergola, and a koi pond donated by a neighbour—now a peaceful focal point. Residents enjoy relaxing outdoors, tending to plants, and watching visiting birds and wildlife.

Dining is led by a head chef with a background in care, offering hearty classics like corned beef hash, homemade soups with home-grown veg, and Friday “chippy tea.” Pie Week, themed tastings, and regular feedback keep mealtimes engaging and inclusive.

Activities are resident-led, with weekly planning meetings. Popular pastimes include crafts, music therapy, church coffee mornings, Seize the Day trips, and creative birthday cakes. The long-serving team, mixed households, and inclusive ethos make this a truly supportive place to live.

At Epworth Grange, care isn’t just about support, it’s about creating a community where residents thrive. Whether you’re searching for yourself or a loved one, for residential, dementia or short-stay care, the team at Epworth Grange are here to help.
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Care Provided by Epworth Grange

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 41 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1154 – £1726
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1467 – £1829
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Epworth Grange 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)

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Good to Know

Group/Owner

  • MHA
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Susan Hopkins (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (41)

Epworth Grange Reviews (61)

9.5

Epworth Grange has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.471) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Epworth Grange has 61 reviews.

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Review from Alison (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 August 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has dementia and has lived at Epworth Grange for 10 months. I am delighted with the care that my mum has received since moving in. I have found the staff to be friendly and helpful and the culture of treating all residents with respect and dignity is evident every time I visit. The home is always
clean, pleasant and well maintained, there are several communal areas, both inside and out and plenty of room for my mum to walk around. The programme of activities is very varied and I have always been made to feel welcome when I visit each week. Now that my mum has settled in to her new home at Epworth Grange she seems calmer and happier than she has for a long time, which is the best recommendation of all.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.471)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.471) out of 10 for Epworth Grange is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.671 for Epworth Grange is calculated as follows: ( (124 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.671
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.8 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Epworth Grange is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.8
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 41 registered maximum number of service users is 8.2, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 11 Jan 2024

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Awards / Recognitions (11)

Meet the Team (1)

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Susan Hopkinson

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2025

Susan Hopkinson is the dedicated Home Manager at MHA Epworth Grange, where she has been proudly leading the home since 2014. A qualified RGN, Susan began her career as a student nurse in 1988 before working at Hope Hospital (now Salford Royal). It was during her early career in a local nursing home that her passion for care home nursing truly began.


Susan took on her first Home Manager role in 1999 and brings decades of leadership experience to Epworth Grange. She is passionate about ensuring residents are always at the heart of everything the team does, and is committed to creating a respectful, sensitive, and supportive environment where people feel truly at home.


Known for her compassionate and fair approach, Susan is especially proud of the dedicated team she works alongside—many of whom have been with the home for over a decade. Together, they strive to deliver consistently high standards of person-centred care in a warm and welcoming setting.

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