Little Heath Care & Support

Nursing home in Bristol, South Gloucestershire

Operated by Brunelcare

CQC Good64 bedsDementiaNursing
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).
AddressEarlstone Crescent, Cadbury Heath, Bristol, BS30 8AA
Beds64

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About

Little Heath Care & Support is a 64-bed care home in Bristol providing nursing, residential and dementia care. The home supports people living with dementia and physical disabilities. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission and was rated Good overall in 2023, with Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

The home is operated by a registered charity that delivers care and support services across the South West, including home-based care, specialist facilities and housing options for people seeking to maintain their independence.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 9 March 2023 · Last inspected 9 February 2023

Inspectors rated this care home good at this focused inspection, which checked safety and leadership, with the provider now meeting the legal requirements that were breached at the last inspection. People appeared relaxed, staff knew them well, and their privacy, dignity and individual needs were respected, with medicines and health checks handled appropriately. Inspectors found the quality assurance systems effective and the staff committed to person-centred care.

Strengths noted
  • Risks to people were monitored and managed, and infection prevention and control measures were effective
  • Staff were trained to protect people from abuse and avoidable harm, and were safely recruited
  • Staff supported people with medicines and specialist and routine health care, and worked well with other services
  • Audits and performance checks were regular, and used to identify shortfalls and make improvements
Areas to improve
  • The registered manager was still in the process of creating environmental risk assessments
  • Some people and relatives said they felt more staff were needed

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.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Physical disabilities

Facilities

Communal Lounge
Dining Area
Gardens

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
A&E: Bristol Royal Infirmary4.9 miles
Pub or bar150 m
  • Set back from main road noise

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

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • 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

Gallery

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing 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 South Gloucestershire council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what South Gloucestershire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,253
2025£1,326

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Local health safety net

Little Heath Care & Support is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Bristol Royal Infirmary, 4.8 miles away. The local GP practice is CADBURY HEATH HEALTHCARE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Bristol Royal Infirmary · 4.8 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Outstanding
CADBURY HEATH HEALTHCARE · 0.1 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 Brunelcare

Little Heath Care & Support is one of 12 homes run by Brunelcare 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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