SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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 House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 15 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Branch House is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 5-bed residential care home in Bridgwater, run by Peace of Mind Healthcare Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Somerset has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2022. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in March 2020.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2016. That is true of 94% of homes in Somerset. In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Peace of Mind Healthcare Ltd runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
