SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?88%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Assessing needsExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?86%Good
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 exceptional. 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. ?
Bridgeway Care Home is one of 413 care homes in Lancashire: a 29-bed nursing home in Preston, run by Samkar Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Samkar Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2026, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in July 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 13 exceptional and the rest good.
