SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
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?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 8 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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 Glen Nursing Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 other homes in Bradford.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Glen Nursing Home is an independent 66-bed nursing home in Shipley, Bradford, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Bradford are smaller: the median there is 32 beds.
CQC last rated the home in May 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in November 2017, was the same. The typical rating in Bradford is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “involving people to manage risks”.
In Bradford, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2025. That is true of 85% of homes in Bradford. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
