Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Seascale CA20 1AU
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9.3 18 Reviews
  • Abbeyfield Bradbury House, Seascale
Bradbury House recognises the importance of maintaining relationships with family and friends and support residents in pursuing hobbies and interests by offering a variety of activities from in-house entertainment to regular outings.

This home accommodates 18 residents in 18 single en-suite rooms. It is purpose-built and has a garden. Facilities are available for family or friends to stay overnight. Most rooms are en suite and all rooms are unfurnished so that residents can bring furniture, making it a home-from-home. The on-site house manager ensures that the house is warm, comfortable and safe and that the daily meals provided are varied, nutritious and enjoyable.

There is always something to do at Bradbury House from exercise sessions to quizzes. Residents enjoy taking part in social events and regular outings to places of interest. Coffee mornings are hosted to raise money for the house and integrate with the local community.

All meals are home-made using locally sourced ingredients where possible. Each day lunch and light tea is provided in the communal dining room. All diets are catered for.

Talk to the team about respite stays:

Abbeyfield are proud to offer respite stays here, a short-stay that can be planned ahead, or in the case of an emergency, last-minute. Suitable for individuals seeking support following post-operative or hospital care, or whilst their regular caregiver takes a break, respite care can also be used as a way of introducing long-term residential care to a loved one.

Respite stays include:
- 24/7 care support from qualified and friendly staff
- Daily activities
- Nutritious meals served daily (dietary requirements can be catered for)
- Housekeeping and linen service

*Respite prices may vary depending on needs.

This property is managed by Abbeyfield Living Society (a trading name of The Abbeyfield Society).

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Care Provided by Abbeyfield Bradbury House

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 21 Service Users
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Other Care Provided
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lynne Hewitt (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (21)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Abbeyfield Bradbury House

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,325
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Abbeyfield Bradbury House to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Abbeyfield Bradbury House Reviews (18)

9.3

Abbeyfield Bradbury House has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.304) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Abbeyfield Bradbury House has 18 reviews.

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Review from Cathy W (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 18 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother-in-law was at Bradbury House for just over four years. In that time she enjoyed the company and activities. Latterly she enjoyed her room and the views. The staff are professional and always treated her with love and respect. During her final weeks, we could not have asked for more and her
wish was to remain there where she felt safe and loved to the end.

Reply from Ian Nancollas, Digital Marketing Team at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Hi Cathy. Thank you for your 5-star review of our Bradbury house.


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Review from Brian B (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 20 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Abbeyfield Bradbury House is a very caring and comfortable care home. The staff are friendly and approachable and provide excellent food/drinks and interesting and varied activities. The new manager started June/July 2024 has yet not introduced herself to residents' close family despite having many
opportunities to do so (open afternoons/family events). Overall very happy with the care home.

Reply from Ian Nancollas, Digital Marketing Team at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for your 4-star review of Bradbury House. I'm sure you will get to meet our House Manager in the near future at another event at the house.


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Review from Mary T (Wife of Resident) published on 29 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot speak too highly of how caring and thorough the staff at Bradbury House were in everything they did for my husband. I always thought we would be together until the last days, so it was very hard to let him be cared for by someone else. Bradbury House is small and very personal. Carers and management
all looked after him with affection and respect, and they watched out for me too. They were especially caring in his last few months when he was bedbound and hardly able to move or feed himself. The evening he died, the staff on duty took all the difficult tasks off my shoulders so that I could just sit and be with him.
Bradbury House itself is light and airy and a really pleasant place to be. The food, which is all freshly cooked, is homely, tasty and healthy, and served with grace and friendly help where needed. Thank you, too, to the medical staff who look after residents. I don't know how our family would have gotten through the last year of his life without you all.

Reply from Lucie Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us at Bradbury House. We understand how challenging it can be to entrust the care of a loved one to others, and your appreciation for our staff's dedication and compassion means the world to us. Providing a warm, nurturing environment is at the core of what we do, and knowing that you felt the care extended not just to your husband but also to you during such a difficult period warms our hearts.
Your acknowledgement of our efforts during his last months is deeply moving. It's our utmost priority to ensure comfort and dignity for our residents, especially when they need it the most. We're glad we could support you in being by his side.
Kind regards, Abbeyfield


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Review from Eleanor B (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care provided to my mum. Mum passed at the care home in August 2023 following an 18-month period in the care home. From the time she arrived from her home 350 miles away (to be closer to family), to the day she passed, the staff from management to carers and cooks, all treated Mum with such
kindness and dignity that I will be forever grateful to them all. Mum was well looked after, and cared for in such a manner, she was always happy and very peaceful to the minute she breathed her last breath. Thank you Bradbury House.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for such a lovely review Eleanor, we are deeply sorry for your loss. It was a pleasure to care for your mum and we are glad that she was treated with such kindness and dignity. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review for us at this sad time.


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Review from Jenny P (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Dad lived at Bradbury House for three years. He was well supported and respected by carers, cleaners and kitchen staff alike and was treated with care and good humour. We were always so impressed by how well and how quickly everyone got to know him and how interested everyone was in him. He had lovely
friends and loved to spend time in the garden and little summer house. It is a homely, happy place where the food is excellent and all is clean. His room was spacious and clean. We took him out when we could but we also visited him in the home frequently and spent a lot of time in Bradbury House where we were always welcomed. We even had a birthday party for him in the day room.
In the final months and the very difficult final weeks and days, Dad received superb care with boundless compassion and tenderness. They kept us informed all the time and even looked after members of the family who were with Dad during these times.

Reply from Lucie Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Hi Jenny, thank you so much for your review. We are thrilled to read how happy you were with the care and support your father received. We strive to create a special place for our residents, and we are glad that you feel it is a good place to live. Kind regards, Abbeyfield


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Review from Anne W (Niece of Resident) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was very pleased with the care given by the home. The carers were always very helpful and gave support to both the resident and their family. The kitchen staff helped when a resident had any dietary requirements. The cleaners always kept the residents room and public areas spotless. If ever any of
my family and friends needed to go into a care home, I would recommend Bradbury House to them. The care they give is exemplary.

Reply from Lucie Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We're thrilled to read your comments and how happy you have been with the care and support given at Bradbury House.
Kind regards, Abbeyfield


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Review from Colin L (Son of Resident) published on 28 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was always thoroughly impressed with every aspect of Bradbury House. The staff were always polite and caring and very welcoming when I visited. They all showed great respect of kindness to my mum and I felt confident she was always in good hands and well cared for.
In her final weeks, days and hours
the staff were outstanding and I couldn't praise them enough!

Reply from Emma Theobald, Digital Marketing Manager at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Bradbury House. We are pleased to hear that our staff were always caring and welcoming and that you had faith that your mum was in good hands.


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Review from Brian L (Son of Resident) published on 28 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All the staff cared for and supported her in her last, final and difficult days in an excellent way. Thank you.

Reply from Emma Theobald, Digital Marketing Manager at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for leaving your review on Bradbury House. It's great to hear that our staff provided excellent support to your mum during her time there, and we will pass your thanks on to the staff.


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Review from Susan H (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 April 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are extremely happy with the care provision at Bradbury House. The staff are excellent and caring with the residents and know everyone in person and their care needs. It is a real home from home and it is great to know that should any emergency happen, there would be an immediate and appropriate
response. We can't fault the care from our mum.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Marketing Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Susan. Your comments are very much appreciated.


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Review from Janet J (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bradbury House and its wonderful staff gave my mum a caring, loving, warm, friendly and safe environment. Mum spent her final years at Bradbury House and despite never wanting to go into a residential environment, following a fall, she moved into Bradbury House in January 2018. Mum never looked back.
I can never thank the staff enough for the kindness, the fun, the laughter, the caring, wonderful warm environment, they all provided for her in her final years. Mum and her family became part of the Bradbury House family and for my mum, It provided all of the above emotional and physical care but also importantly, friendship and company, both of which had been missing as Mum's isolation, created by dementia, slowly progressed. Thank you Bradbury House.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Marketing Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you Janet for your kind review. We are very pleased to hear how happy your mum was at Bradbury House.


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Review from Phill M (Son of Resident) published on 25 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bradbury House is a very friendly and professionally run care home, with excellent staff run in a very positive and upbeat manner. Despite Covid challenges, the staff have always shown great care and respect for our mother and given her the best experience.
The staff have also been of great support
and comfort to ourselves in this difficult year, with none of our requests being of too much trouble.
A well run, friendly establishment and comes extremely highly recommended from ourselves.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Marketing Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are very pleased to read such positive feedback.


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Review from Ruth S (Relative of Resident) published on 21 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bradbury House is located in a beautiful part of Cumbria with stunning views of the Wasdale Valley. It is small enough to remain personal and the staff appear totally committed to the care of their residents. The single en-suite rooms are spacious and residents are encouraged to make them as homely
as they wish. Bradbury House provides the best support for the extra care Mum needs whilst encouraging her independence. This tailored care package also allows Mum the freedom to take exercise and enjoy the garden grounds which, for an active lady, has been such a bonus. Every effort is made to provide group activities and entertainment and there is always time allowed for residents to sit together and put the world to rights. It has been challenging during Covid-19, but for our family, we have made the very best of everything Bradbury House has come up with to continue a close connection with our Mum.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Marketing Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for such a wonderful review, Ruth, I will pass your kind words on to the staff. Glad to hear your mum enjoys living at Bradbury House.


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Review from Lindsey C (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum moved into Bradbury House in February 2020 and the lockdown restrictions on visiting care home residents have meant that we have been unable to visit her as often as we had intended. It is a huge relief for us to know that she is being looked after so well by the manager and her excellent team.
We are involved in decisions to do with Mum’s care and reassuringly we are encouraged to contact the manager or her deputies if we have concerns. The staff all know who Mum is and are open to discussing care issues and flexible in looking for ways that concerns can be addressed. The food is all cooked on-site and I love the way that the dining room is arranged with small tables that are properly set up with tablecloths etc. Pre-lockdown there were a varied range of activities carried out by people from outside the home and hopefully in time, these will be able to resume. In the meantime, the staff do their best to provide activities and entertainment. I would definitely recommend Bradbury House.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Digital Marketing Officer at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you for such a nice review Lindsey, we are really pleased to hear how happy you are with Bradbury House. Glad your mum has settled in well.


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Review from David S (Son of Resident) published on 4 May 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother lived happily at Bradbury House for five years. She was looked after extremely well by all the staff, particularly in the later years as her hearing and sight deteriorated. She enjoyed the meals, in particular, the homemade soup. The manager made Mum feel part of the 'family' in her home at
Bradbury House.

Reply from Suzanne Brammer, Regional Marketing Executive at Abbeyfield Bradbury House

Thank you David for taking the time to leave a very kind review.


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Review from Margaret H T (Niece of Resident) published on 6 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This care home, staff and particularly the manager are wonderful. My relative who had limited family was accepted into the large extended, caring family of Bradbury House. They looked after her every need however complex. She was respected, loved and looked after. In the latter years of living in her
own home and much loved but isolated environment, she had had to develop a strong, independent nature, coping on her own without everyday company. It was a massive decision to move into Bradbury House but from the start, she was given love, care, comfort and contentment without losing her autonomy or independence. She was very happy to be there and full of praise for the people who looked after her. I can not praise this home and it's manager highly enough. They go over and above their call of duty to make a resident feel respected, safe and most of all happy to be there. Thank you so much.

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Review from S T (Son of Resident) published on 22 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All staff are very welcoming, friendly and helpful to visitors and residents alike.
Always clean and smells fresh.
Food choices and good food.
Regular drinks.
Entertainment and trips quite frequently.

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Review from J F (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This review is on behalf of my mother, who passed away this year. Mum was very happy in Bradbury, made lots of friends and enjoyed her time there. We were always made very welcome when we visited - it has a very homely feel, which is why we chose it. The staff were always friendly and helpful.

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Review from Gill H (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father was a resident at Bradbury House for 18 months. In this time he received excellent care and support for his varied needs. The staff were friendly, caring, and respectful of his dignity and his personality. Activities were available for him to choose to join in or not, and the setting and atmosphere
of the home were just what he needed. At the end of his life, he received wonderful care, and the family were supported sensitively by the staff at all levels.

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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.304)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.304) out of 10 for Abbeyfield Bradbury House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.704 for Abbeyfield Bradbury House is calculated as follows: ( (53 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.704

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 4.6 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Abbeyfield Bradbury House is based on 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 = 3.6

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 21 registered maximum number of service users is 4.2, which has been reached with 6 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 22 Dec 2017

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    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Job Title: Care Home Manager

Joined: 2024

Care Home Manager at Bradbury House.


Frequently Asked Questions about Abbeyfield Bradbury House

What types of Care is Abbeyfield Bradbury House registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia & Respite Care are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does Abbeyfield Bradbury House provide?

Own GP if required is an additional type of care provided.

How many Rooms does Abbeyfield Bradbury House have?

There are 21 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Abbeyfield Bradbury House?

Own Furniture if required, Close to Local shops, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room & Television point in own room are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Abbeyfield Bradbury House to the centre of Seascale?

2.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.