Bloomfield Care Centre on Salisbury Road in Paulton passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with an overall “Good” rating after being praised for a responsive, safe, effective, caring and well-led service.

The CQC inspected the home in July (the report was released in August) and rated the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, as “Good” overall.

The report stated that the home was managing the care and safety of the residents well and rated the registered manager as Good, with one healthcare professional stating "[Registered manager] has a very good professional relationship with the staff. The new deputy manager is very keen to drive up standards as well. For me, this feels like the most positive period the home has been in."

The report, which was partly based on interviews with 25 residents, 8 relatives, over a dozen staff and outside healthcare professionals went on to quote residents who said “Staff are kind and gentle and not rushed.”

Also highlighted in the report was the fact that “People were supported to maintain relationships with relatives and friends, we observed people enjoying time with visitors on both days of our inspection”.

In celebration of the rating and to thank each member of the team for their contributions to the home, each team member was presented with £100 gift voucher in appreciation of their hard work.

Jing Wen, General Manager at Bloomfield said: “We are delighted that Bloomfield was rated ‘Good’ overall following the CQC’s most recent inspection. The team here always strive to provide the best possible quality care for everyone who lives at the home. The next step for us is aiming for the Outstanding rating.”

The full CQC report can be read here: https://api.cqc.org.uk/public/v1/reports/f5fc565a-c3d2-492e-8cc5-56d79438e9e8?20230812120000

Bloomfield Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Bloomfield provides residential care, nursing care and specialist dementia care for up to 102 residents from respite care to long term stays.