SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%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
Providing InformationGood
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 9 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Bradbury House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 11 other homes in County Durham.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
About Bradbury House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
Bradbury House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is one of 142 care homes in County Durham: a 25-bed nursing home in Crook, run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 19 of Leonard Cheshire Disability’s 34 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 11 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 84% of homes in County Durham also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in June 2026. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That is down from Outstanding in February 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in County Durham, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 9 were exceptional.
