SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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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?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 7 exceptional, 1 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. ?
Bushell House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 12 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Preston, Lancashire, Bushell House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 31 beds. It is registered to care for older people.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2026. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in January 2020, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Lancashire, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 12 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire.
