SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?86%Good
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Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 9 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
50 Vassall Road is a 6-bed residential care home in Bristol, Bristol, City of, run by Milestones Trust. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Bristol, City of, where the typical home has 18 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. Before that, in February 2018, it was rated Outstanding. Ratings in Bristol, City of are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 9 exceptional and the rest good.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2024. That is true of 92% of homes in Bristol, City of. In Bristol, City of, 98% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Milestones Trust runs 34 care homes, and 32 of the 34 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
