The Garden House

The Garden House

Nursing home in Bristol, Bristol, City of

Operated by St Monica Trust

CQC GoodARCO Approved102 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).
AddressCote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3TW
Beds102

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About

The Garden House is a 102-bed care home in Bristol providing nursing and dementia care. It is registered to support people living with dementia and holds a Good overall rating from the Care Quality Commission, with all key questions — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — assessed as Good in the 2023 inspection report.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 3 August 2023 · Last inspected 12 June 2023

Inspectors describe The Garden House as a care home with separate nursing units and a unit for people living with dementia, where the registered manager holds regular meetings and daily checks. Staff reportedly receive training and supervision, feel supported, and describe the home as a pleasant place to work. Care plans were found to hold useful information on mobility and support, and people are said to feel safe and to be supported in making their own choices.

Strengths noted
  • Care plans include important information about mobility and support
  • Staff receive training and supervision and report feeling supported
  • The registered manager carries out daily walk-arounds and holds residents', relatives' and coffee-morning meetings to hear feedback
  • People are supported to see health professionals, with weekly GP visits and onward referrals as needed
Areas to improve
  • Inspectors found one incident that should have been reported to the local safeguarding team; the registered manager then made the referral, which was later closed

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

Specialist care

Dementia

Facilities

Communal Lounge
En-suite rooms
Gardens
Hair & Beauty Salon

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
A&E: Southmead Hospital1.5 miles
  • 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.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysAmple

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
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Bristol pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,073
2025£1,120

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Local health safety net

The Garden House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southmead Hospital, 1.5 miles away. The local GP practice is FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Southmead Hospital · 1.5 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.5 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 St Monica Trust

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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