SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
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. ?
Fern House is a 30-bed residential care home in Bingley, Bradford, run by Abbeyfield The Dales Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people who use drugs or alcohol.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in October 2021. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective and caring, the rating was Good. Before that, in February 2021, it was rated Inadequate. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 36% of homes in Bradford. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Across Bradford, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 85% of homes in Bradford. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 2 homes run by Abbeyfield The Dales Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Five Rise Nursing Home, 1.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
