Acorn Nursing Home
Care home in Bradford
Operated by Regency Healthcare
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About
Acorn Nursing Home is a 34-bed nursing home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, providing care for residents who require nursing support. The home is registered to deliver nursing care and aims to support residents with dignity and respect for their individual needs and choices.
The Care Quality Commission rated Acorn Nursing Home as Requires Improvement overall in 2023. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, and Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led practice.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 1 August 2023 · Last inspected 27 June 2023
Inspectors found that people and their relatives felt safe, described staff as caring, and said there were enough staff to meet their needs when needed. Staff were reported to be trained, supervised and inducted, and the registered manager was seen as approachable and supportive. Some aspects of care planning and safety management were found to need improvement.
- People and relatives said staffing levels meant care and support were available when required.
- Staff were described as caring, and people and relatives said they felt safe.
- Recruitment, staff induction, training and supervision were found to be managed effectively, and infection prevention and control was followed safely.
- Staff said they felt involved in running the service, and the registered manager was described as responsive to inspection findings and committed to making changes.
- Systems to assess, review and monitor risks to people's health, safety and welfare were not in place, which left people exposed to risk.
- Medicines were not being managed safely.
- Care records were not always person-centred, monitoring was inconsistent, and quality audits were not always effective at identifying shortfalls.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected November 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
1,304 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Bradford council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £735 |
| 2025 | £789 |
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Local health safety net
Acorn Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is BRADFORD STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Bradford
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Part of Regency Healthcare
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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