SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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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?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?53%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 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. ?
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. ?
GB Healthcare Group Ltd runs Blossom Lodge, a nursing home in Barnsley with room for 89 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Barnsley are smaller: the median there is 33 beds.
The Grange and Elm Court, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 3 homes run by GB Healthcare Group Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 80% of homes in Barnsley also score 5. Across Barnsley, 82% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. GB Healthcare Group Ltd has run the home since June 2024, when it changed owner.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Inadequate overall. Safe and well-led were also Inadequate. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. That is down from Requires improvement in September 2020. The typical rating in Barnsley is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found significant shortfalls in “person-centred care”, one of 30 standards out of 33 scored below good.
