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Nursing home · Bradford

Howgate House

Howgate, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9RD

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate New owner since September 2026
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CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 6 December 2019 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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. ?

The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2019InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • September 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2017InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • July 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bradford

Howgate House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 21 other homes in Bradford. 77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (6%)
  • Good 51 (48%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 18 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 22 (21%)
  • Inadequate 2 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

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About Howgate House

Run by MMCG (CCH) (HOWGATE) Limited, Howgate House is a nursing home in Bradford with 55 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Bradford, where the typical home has 32 beds.

Across Bradford, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2026. In Bradford, 85% of homes score 5. About 0.5 km away, Westfield Manor is rated Good. MMCG (CCH) (HOWGATE) Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2019. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in May 2019, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. 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.