SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Brackenley is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 other homes in North Yorkshire.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre runs Brackenley, a residential care home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire with room for 13 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people with an eating disorder. It is a small home for North Yorkshire, where the median is 29 beds.
CQC last rated the home in June 2019, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in October 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 49% of ratings in North Yorkshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
6 other homes in North Yorkshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in North Yorkshire. About 1.1 km away, Vida Hall is rated Outstanding. Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
