SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
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?71%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
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?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 25 good, 8 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. ?
Branch Court Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 4 other homes in Blackburn with Darwen.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Branch Court Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 30 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
In Blackburn with Darwen, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. 77% of homes in Blackburn with Darwen also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Andrews Court Care Home (Good), 0.0 km away.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in May 2025. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its rating before that, in March 2023, was the same. Ratings in Blackburn with Darwen are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 8 fell below good. The lowest was “involving people to manage risks” (significant shortfalls).
