Hudson Healthcare

Harbour Care Centre

Care home in Bristol, North Somerset

Operated by Hudson Healthcare

CQC Good108 beds
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address4 Haven View, Harbour Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7QA
Beds108

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About

Harbour Care Centre is a 108-bed residential and nursing care home in Bristol, South West England, operated by Hudson Healthcare. It provides residential care, dementia care, and nursing care, supporting residents with daily living and respite stays. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2023).

The home welcomes residents from the local area and surrounding towns, and accepts both permanent residents and those seeking temporary respite care while convalescing or considering longer-term placement options.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 25 January 2023 · Last inspected 10 January 2023

Inspectors found care delivered by kind, caring staff who treated people with dignity and respect and protected their privacy. Staffing was sufficient to meet people's needs, medicines were managed safely, and the home was clean with good infection control. Care plans were person-centred, activities supported social contact including links with the local community, and the service was well led with improvements sustained since the last inspection.

Strengths noted
  • Staff were kind and caring, and people's dignity, respect and privacy were maintained
  • Sufficient staff were in place to meet people's needs, and medicines were stored and given safely
  • Care was planned around people's views, needs and wishes, with good nutritional support and regular GP involvement when needed
  • The service was well led, with improvements sustained over time and a strong person-centred culture
Areas to improve
  • Only two of the home's four floors were in use at the inspection, and the home had not yet admitted people with nursing needs while its nursing team was being established

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.

What's nearby

GP surgery0 m
A&E: Bristol Royal Infirmary7.2 miles
Pub or bar400 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 800 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

1,942 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime29%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Shoplifting9%
Public order9%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees 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 North Somerset council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what North Somerset pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£683
2025£748

What North Somerset council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Harbour Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Bristol Royal Infirmary, 7.2 miles away. The local GP practice is HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE, 0 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Bristol Royal Infirmary · 7.2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE · 0 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Bristol

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Bristol Black Carers

Bristol Black Carers provides person centred, holistic services for young and adult carers which includes their cared-for, family and friends encompassing their cultural background. We focus on…

0.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1084980)
Charity

Age UK Bristol

Age UK Bristol provides the following services for older people: Information and Advice, Day Services, Going Home from Hospital service, Friends Ageing Better for a range of services to enable…

3.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1042548)
Charity

The Carers Centre (Bristol and South Gloucestershire)

To support adult and young carers residing in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are, or werecarrying out a caring role for persons who are disabled, elderly or ill, by the provision of…

3.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1063226)
Charity

Keynsham & District Dial-a-ride

Provides a community transport service for local residents who are elderly, sick or disabled or who are in poverty and who do not have access to adequate & safe public transport services.Operates…

4.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1099197)
Charity

Keynsham and Saltford Dementia Action Alliance

Our strategic objective is to make the Keynsham and Saltford community more aware and supportive of people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers. Do do this we run Music for…

6.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1181589)
Charity

Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport

Provision of community transport services for those who cannot access normal buses or are unable to access educational establishments due to rural isolation. Accessible vehicles providing…

6.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1084874)
Support group

Alzheimer's Society - South Gloucestershire

Our dementia support service is here to give you personalised help and advice face to face. Depending on your needs, we can offer you information and signposting or ongoing support regardless of…

Source: Open Referral UK — Bristol City Council (78eefd3e-edc5-4a55-9d25-3cf426ad4eb0)
Support group

Autumna Ltd (Care Directory)

Autumna is the UK's largest and most detailed later-life living and elderly care directory with over 26,000 care providers to compare. Our care finding tool and team of expert advisors can help…

Source: Open Referral UK — Bristol City Council (bd241848-71f6-02bc-e192-a60f35eb2f9c)

Part of Hudson Healthcare

Harbour Care Centre is one of 2 homes run by Hudson Healthcare on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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