SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
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
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
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?86%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 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. ?
Argentum Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 1 other home in North Somerset.
95% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Argentum Lodge is an independent 56-bed nursing home in Bristol, North Somerset, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in North Somerset has 26 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 77% of homes in North Somerset also score 5. Across North Somerset, 95% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC last rated the home in January 2026, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in October 2019, was the same. Ratings in North Somerset are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 8 exceptional and the rest good.
