SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Bryden House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 16 other homes in Worcestershire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Bryden House is a 30-bed nursing home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, run by Bryden Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
CQC last rated the home in February 2019, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from June 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Worcestershire, 39% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 16 other homes in Worcestershire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Worcestershire.
