Residential care home · Gloucestershire

Bramble House

96a-98 Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • 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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • 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
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • 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: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2020GoodSECRW
  • November 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Gloucestershire

Bramble House is in the Good tier ?, with 117 other homes in Gloucestershire. 87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 20 (10%)
  • Good 118 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 25 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (3%)

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  • Foundation House
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  • Ribston House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Springfield House
    Gloucester, Gloucestershire · GL1 5JZ · Residential care home · 7 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Great Western Court
    Gloucester, Gloucestershire · GL1 4BG · Residential care home · 30 beds1.1 km
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Bramble House in brief

Bramble House is one of 194 care homes in Gloucestershire: a 29-bed residential care home in Gloucester, run by Forestglade Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Gloucestershire, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In May 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from March 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in Gloucestershire, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.