Care home · Keighley

Morton Close

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 24 March 2025 Rating 1 year old
Residents and staff in a care home garden Illustrative photo, not of Morton Close
Address
Morton Lane, East Morton, Keighley, BD20 6RP
Run by
ADL Plc (11 services)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
40 (registered with CQC)
Registered with CQC
April 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Ann Eastwood
Company check
Active, trading since 1990 (36 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02463465)
Last CQC check
24 Mar 2025
Typical fees Estimated
£1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-230646946

Introducing Morton Close

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Morton Close is based in Keighley, run by ADL Plc. It is registered to support older people.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Silsden; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeRequires improvement34 of 104 in Bradford
  • EffectiveGood90 of 104 in Bradford
  • CaringGood91 of 104 in Bradford
  • ResponsiveGood92 of 104 in Bradford
  • Well-ledRequires improvement25 of 103 in Bradford

As rated by CQC, published 24 March 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bradford share it.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Apr 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Jul 2017 Good
  3. Apr 2019 Requires improvement
  4. Jan 2023 Inadequate
  5. Sep 2023 Requires improvement
  6. Mar 2025 Requires Improvement
  7. Today Rating 1 year old

CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Area and map

Ward
Airedale
Parliamentary constituency
Keighley and Ilkley
NHS planning area
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BD20 (20)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Steeton and Silsden, 410 m (5 min walk)
  • GP surgery Steeton Surgery, 510 m (6 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Steeton Pharmacy, 510 m (6 min walk)
  • Shop Hash's Steeton Convenience Store, 340 m (4 min walk)
  • Park 130 m (2 min walk)
  • Café Steeton top Cafe, 200 m (3 min walk)
  • Place of worship St. Stephen, 240 m (3 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.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

Who runs it

Morton Close is run by Adl Plc (company 02463465), incorporated in 1990, 21 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

ADL Plc runs 11 CQC-registered services across 8 council areas; 6 of the 11 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (55%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

It trades under the Pearl Jackson brand, which covers 21 services run by 6 registered providers.

Around Keighley

There are 21 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Steeton Court Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.

7 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Airedale ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (4 min), a park (2 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Likely fees

We estimate Morton Close at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.

Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Bradford Council after a needs and financial assessment.

What inspectors found

  • We visited the home on 26 March 2024, 3 April 2024 and 3 July 2024.
  • The overall rating at this assessment is Requires Improvement.
  • We found 1 breach of legal regulation in relation to good governance.
  • People were positive about living at Morton Close.

Inspected 18 July 2023; report published 2 September 2023. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Morton Close over the years

Morton Close has been registered with CQC since April 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 2 times, and is now Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 2 September 2023.

Who it can help

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Bradford, 34 of 104 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (33%), while 25 of 103 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).

The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

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Morton Close against its area

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Bradford, 77% of the 104 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (March 2025) is more recent than 63% of care home ratings in Bradford.
  • With 40 beds it is larger than 59% of care homes in Bradford, where the typical home has 32.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bradford lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (35% of care homes in Bradford are also rated below Good here); Well-led (26% of care homes in Bradford are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Bradford (Oct 2026).

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Morton Close: common questions

Which provider runs Morton Close?
Morton Close is run by ADL Plc, the registered provider on the CQC register.
How big is Morton Close?
Morton Close is registered for up to 40 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
How is Morton Close rated for safety and leadership?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How much does Morton Close charge?
No fee list from Morton Close has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Is Morton Close registered with CQC?
Yes. Morton Close is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-230646946) and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2025.
What is Morton Close's address?
It is at Morton Lane, East Morton, Keighley, BD20 6RP.
What services is Morton Close registered for?
Morton Close is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
When did CQC last rate Morton Close?
Its current CQC rating dates from 24 March 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Can Morton Close care for someone with dementia?
Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.

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