Residential care home · Cumberland

Bradbury House

Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1AU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 months ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2017GoodSECRW
  • July 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cumberland

Bradbury House is in the Good tier ?, with 47 other homes in Cumberland. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (8%)
  • Good 48 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 16 (21%)

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Other homes run by Abbeyfield Society (The)

13 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 11 Good.

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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
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Bradbury House at a glance

Bradbury House is a 20-bed residential care home in Seascale, Cumberland, run by Abbeyfield Society (The). Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults.

In June 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from December 2017. The typical rating in Cumberland is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Cumberland. In Cumberland, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is one of 13 homes run by Abbeyfield Society (The). 13 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.