Nursing home · Bath and North East Somerset

Bridgemead

81 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PZ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome 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?62%Good
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    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • 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
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • 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: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bath and North East Somerset

Bridgemead is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Bath and North East Somerset. 86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 34 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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What the data says about Bridgemead

Bridgemead is a 32-bed nursing home in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, run by Pilgrims’ Friend Society (RP). CQC registers it to look after older people.

CQC last rated the home in January 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in June 2018. The typical rating in Bath and North East Somerset is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 13 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “involving people to manage risks”.

In Bath and North East Somerset, 86% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Bath and North East Somerset. About 1.4 km away, Cranhill Nursing Home is rated Good. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.