Residential care home · Bury

The Brandles

23-25 Birks Drive, Bury, BL8 1JA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 November 2022 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 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 Bury

The Brandles is in the Good tier ?, with 31 other homes in Bury. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (8%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 32 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Choices for Living Well (Killelea)
    Bury · BL8 1JJ · Nursing home · 36 beds0.4 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • Holbeach House
    Bury · BL8 1XA · Residential care home · 3 beds0.9 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Bank House Care Home
    Bury · BL8 1DJ · Nursing home · 43 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Agricola House
    Bury · BL8 3NE · Residential care home · 8 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Abbeywood Tottington Limited
    Bury · BL8 3LS · Residential care home · 40 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Elton Unit
    Bury · BL8 3AS · Nursing home · 28 beds1.4 km
    Good S: OutstandingE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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The Brandles in brief

Run by Complete Home Services Ltd, The Brandles is a residential care home in Bury with 7 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Bury, where the median is 30 beds.

About 0.4 km away, Choices for Living Well (Killelea) is rated Outstanding. 31 other homes in Bury share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2025. 76% of homes in Bury also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2022. That matches its previous rating, from February 2020.