Residential care home · Brighton and Hove

Bramble Cottage Retirement Home

18 Carden Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8NA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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?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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2020GoodSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • February 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brighton and Hove

Bramble Cottage Retirement Home is in the Good tier ?, with 56 other homes in Brighton and Hove. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 57 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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About Bramble Cottage Retirement Home

Run by Bramble Care Homes Limited, Bramble Cottage Retirement Home is a residential care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove with 28 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove also score 5. In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in Brighton and Hove, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.