Care home · Nottingham
The Bungalow
Typical fee here £1,130–£1,380 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of The Bungalow- Address
- 159A Musters Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7AF
- Run by
- MGB Care Services Limited (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 3 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- July 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Danielle Louise Thurman-Kett
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04017871)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Jun 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-3985054050
Introducing The Bungalow
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Bungalow is based in Nottingham, run by MGB Care Services Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around West Bridgford; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
The Bungalow has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 184 of the 253 other care homes in Nottinghamshire that CQC has rated.
The five key questions
- Safe203 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Effective213 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Caring224 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Responsive218 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Well-led185 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 5 June 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Nottinghamshire share it.
What inspectors found
- About the service: The Bungalow is a purpose-built care home providing accommodation for three people living with autism, physical or learning disability requiring nursing or personal care.
- The accommodation was provided on a single floor with all rooms accessed from a central corridor.
- People's experience of using this service: People felt safe and staff ensured that risks to their health and safety were reduced.
- We found that sufficient staff were deployed to safely meet people's needs.
Inspected 25 March 2019; report published 5 June 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The company behind The Bungalow
The Bungalow is run by Mgb Care Services Limited (company 04017871), incorporated in 2000, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
MGB Care Services Limited runs 5 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (60%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
4 of its services are in Nottinghamshire.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 24 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Ash Villa, under 0.5 miles away.
19 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Musters ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (2 min), a park (10 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Bungalow at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Nottinghamshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Track record
CQC registration dates from July 2017, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from June 2019.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 5 June 2019
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 6 February 2026 by Rushcliffe. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Bungalow"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Musters
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NG2 (17)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 37 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery West Bridgford Medical Centre, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy MyLocalChemist, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Sainsbury's Local, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Park The Square, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Café The Refinery, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship West Bridgford Baptist Church, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Library West Bridgford Library, 810 m (10 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Registered specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Nottinghamshire, 84% of the 254 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 24 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 14% of care home ratings in Nottinghamshire.
- With 3 beds it is smaller than 96% of care homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 40% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Nottinghamshire lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Nottinghamshire (Oct 2026).
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
West Bridgford: care homes inspected recently
- Westdale Residential Care HomeNov 2024
- Windsor HouseJun 2025
- Lilibet HouseFeb 2026
Frequently asked about The Bungalow
- How many residents can The Bungalow take?
- The Bungalow can take up to 3 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who is the registered provider for The Bungalow?
- CQC lists MGB Care Services Limited as the provider responsible for The Bungalow.
- How much does The Bungalow charge?
- We don't have published prices from The Bungalow yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did The Bungalow score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- Where is The Bungalow based?
- It is at 159A Musters Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7AF.
- Is The Bungalow regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. The Bungalow is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-3985054050) and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
- What type of care does The Bungalow provide?
- CQC lists The Bungalow under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Does The Bungalow support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How recent is The Bungalow's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 5 June 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
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