Nursing home · Calderdale

Bridge House Care Home

95 Bracken Road, Brighouse, HD6 4BQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 January 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • 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
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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
    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
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2022GoodSECRW
  • September 2021InadequateSECRW
  • December 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2019InadequateSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Calderdale

Bridge House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Calderdale. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (4%)
  • Good 21 (46%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (15%)
  • Requires improvement 9 (20%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (9%)

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  • Sandholme Fold
    Halifax, Calderdale · HX3 8LP · Residential care home · 44 beds2.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • St Anne's Community Services - Sutherland Court
    Halifax, Calderdale · HX3 8NT · Residential care home · 7 beds2.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Hartshead Manor
    Cleckheaton, Kirklees · BD19 6LP · Nursing home · 55 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • The Brambles Apartments
    Brighouse, Calderdale · HD6 3JF · Residential care home · 7 beds2.4 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 1 month ago
  • St Winifred's Nursing Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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About Bridge House Care Home

Bridge House Care Home is a 67-bed nursing home in Brighouse, Calderdale, run by Bridge House (Elmwood) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Calderdale are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from November 2025. In Calderdale, 67% of homes score 5. Across Calderdale, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Brambles Apartments (Outstanding), 2.4 km away.

Its CQC rating, from January 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2023. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.