SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
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?64%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 9 good, 24 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. ?
Brailsford House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 36 other homes in Nottinghamshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Brailsford House is a 20-bed residential care home in Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, run by Reason Care (UK) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
About 1.4 km away, Rose Farm is rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire also score 5. 36 other homes in Nottinghamshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Requires improvement. For responsive, the rating was Good. Its rating before that, in May 2019, was the same. Ratings in Nottinghamshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 24 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safe environments”.
