Nursing home · Leeds

Alderbrook Care Home

Donisthorpe Hall, Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 6AW

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 17 March 2026 Rated 7 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 1 good, 32 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Leeds

Alderbrook Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 29 other homes in Leeds. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (3%)
  • Good 83 (54%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (13%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Alderbrook Nursing Home
    Leeds · LS17 6AW · Nursing home · 120 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Leeds Jewish Welfare Board - 248 Lidgett Lane
    Leeds · LS17 6QH · Residential care home · 5 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Terry Yorath House
    Leeds · LS8 1BF · Residential care home · 12 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Maplehurst
    Leeds · LS17 5PP · Nursing home · 5 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Kingston Nursing Home
    Leeds · LS8 1DH · Nursing home · 47 beds1.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Gledhow
    Leeds · LS8 1SF · Nursing home · 51 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Alderbrook Care Home in brief

Alderbrook Care Home is a 40-bed nursing home in Leeds, run by Belsize HC26 Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

In Leeds, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 89% of homes in Leeds also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Leeds Jewish Welfare Board - 248 Lidgett Lane (Good), 0.7 km away.

In March 2026, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. That is more recent than most ratings in Leeds, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. 32 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.