SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
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?57%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%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
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 5 good, 28 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Brandon House is a 42-bed nursing home in Leeds, run by Esteem Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
In September 2024, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from August 2022. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 28 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. The nearest home with a higher rating is Cranmer Court (Good), 0.8 km away. 0 of Esteem Care Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in May 2026. 89% of homes in Leeds score the top mark of 5. In Leeds, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
