Nursing home · Bradford

Well Springs Nursing Home

122 Leylands Lane, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 5QU

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 9 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • 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?55%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 15 good, 18 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • August 2018GoodSECRW
  • October 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bradford

Well Springs Nursing Home 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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Care homes nearby

  • Malvern Nursing Home
    Bradford · BD9 5NN · Nursing home · 22 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Emm Lane Care Home
    Bradford · BD9 4JH · Residential care home · 14 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Greystones Nursing Home
    Bradford · BD9 4DW · Nursing home · 31 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Spring Mount
    Bradford · BD9 4DW · Residential care home · 25 beds0.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Hazel Bank Care Home
    Bradford · BD9 6BN · Nursing home · 39 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Park View Road
    Bradford · BD9 4PA · Residential care home · 10 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Rossefield Nursing Homes Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Thornton Hill Care Home
    Skipton, North Yorkshire · BD23 3TN · Residential care home · 27 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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About Well Springs Nursing Home

Well Springs Nursing Home is a 63-bed nursing home in Bradford, run by Rossefield Nursing Homes Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Bradford has 32 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

In Bradford, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. 85% of homes in Bradford also score 5. It is one of 2 homes run by Rossefield Nursing Homes Limited. 0 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Malvern Nursing Home, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

CQC's latest rating, from September 2026, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, caring and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in August 2018, it was rated Good. Ratings in Bradford are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 18 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.