SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe environmentsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 1 exceptional, 3 below good. 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. ?
Acacia Bank Care Home is one of 107 care homes in Bradford: a 60-bed residential care home in Bradford, run by Victorguard Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Bradford has 32 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 85% of homes in Bradford also score 5. In Bradford, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The nearest home with a higher rating is Beckside Lodge (Outstanding), 0.9 km away. Victorguard Care Limited runs 3 care homes, and 2 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2025. Before that, in February 2024, it was rated Inadequate. The typical rating in Bradford is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “monitoring and improving outcomes”.
