SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Little Croft Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 53 other homes in South Gloucestershire.
96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Young at Heart Care Homes Ltd, Little Croft Care Home is a residential care home in Bristol, South Gloucestershire with 41 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. Most homes in South Gloucestershire are smaller: the median there is 21 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Young at Heart Care Homes Ltd runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. 53 other homes in South Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 86% of homes in South Gloucestershire also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2025. Before that, in July 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in South Gloucestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
