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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
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. ?
Elmstead Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 2 other homes in Bromley.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Bupa Care Homes (CFChomes) Limited, Elmstead Care Home is a residential care home in Chislehurst, Bromley with 41 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 21 of Bupa Care Homes (CFChomes) Limited’s 24 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Across Bromley, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 92% of homes in Bromley also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2022. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2018.
