Care home · Bradford
The Flowers Care Home Limited
- Address
- 3 Snape Drive, Horton Bank Top, Bradford, BD7 4LZ
- Run by
- The Flowers Care Home Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 23 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- March 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2006 (20 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05822544)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Mar 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-1790539111
The Flowers Care Home Limited at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Flowers Care Home Limited is based in Bradford. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Inadequate overall (March 2026). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Shelf; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
The Flowers Care Home Limited is run by The Flowers Care Home Limited (company 05822544), incorporated in 2006, 8 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The dates of assessment were from 8 January 2026 to 29 January 2026, and we visited the service on 8, 12 and 13 January 2026.
- This assessment was initiated following intelligence from partners and professionals identifying emerging risks.
- The service was inadequate across all areas, placing people at significant risk of harm and, in some cases, life-threatening danger.
- Despite the concerns identified during the assessment, many relatives told us they felt their loved ones were generally safe.
Inspected 16 May 2023; report published 9 August 2023; supporting 18 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Percentage scores by area
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, The Flowers Care Home Limited scores 31%.
Safe 28%
- Learning culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safeguarding1 · Significant shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe environments1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing1 · Significant shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control1 · Significant shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective 38%
- Assessing needs2 · Some shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment1 · Significant shortfalls
- How staff, teams and services work together2 · Some shortfalls
- Supporting people to live healthier lives1 · Significant shortfalls
- Monitoring and improving outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 25%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity1 · Significant shortfalls
- Treating people as individuals1 · Significant shortfalls
- Independence, choice and control1 · Significant shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs1 · Significant shortfalls
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement1 · Significant shortfalls
Responsive 32%
- Person-centred Care1 · Significant shortfalls
- Care provision, Integration and continuity1 · Significant shortfalls
- Providing Information2 · Some shortfalls
- Listening to and involving people1 · Significant shortfalls
- Equity in access2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in experiences and outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Planning for the future1 · Significant shortfalls
Well-led 32%
- Shared direction and culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders1 · Significant shortfalls
- Freedom to speak up1 · Significant shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability1 · Significant shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities2 · Some shortfalls
- Learning, improvement and innovation1 · Significant shortfalls
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 7 January 2026, published 22 April 2025 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Past CQC ratings
- Oct 2015
- Apr 2017
- Jan 2020
- Dec 2021
- Aug 2022
- Aug 2023
- Apr 2025
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 9 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 10 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 8 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 23 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 27 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 28 October 2015
Finding it
- Ward
- Great Horton
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford South
- NHS planning area
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
Bigger map · How to get there · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Around the building
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Mayfield Medical Centre, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Shop B R News, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Park Horton Bank Country Park, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Masjid-At-Taqwa, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Library Clayton Library, 1.3 km (17 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Costs to expect
We estimate The Flowers Care Home Limited at £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Bradford Council for a free care needs assessment.
Reading The Flowers Care Home Limited's CQC ratings
For The Flowers Care Home Limited, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Bradford, 2 of 104 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (2%), while 2 of 104 rated care homes are Inadequate for Effective (2%), while 2 of 104 rated care homes are Inadequate for Caring (2%), while 2 of 104 rated care homes are Inadequate for Responsive (2%), while 2 of 103 rated care homes are Inadequate for Well-led (2%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 38% and its lowest is Caring at 25%, averaging 31% overall.
The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
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 Beacon House, under 0.5 miles away.
4 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Great Horton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (8 min), a park (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe28% score2 of 104 in Bradford
- Effective38% score2 of 104 in Bradford
- Caring25% score2 of 104 in Bradford
- Responsive32% score2 of 104 in Bradford
- Well-led32% score2 of 103 in Bradford
As rated by CQC, published 25 March 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bradford share it.
Track record
Registered in March 2015, it has 11 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 3 times, and is now Inadequate.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 9 August 2023.
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How The Flowers Care Home Limited compares
- Rated Inadequate. Across Bradford, 77% of the 104 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2026) is more recent than 85% of care home ratings in Bradford.
- With 23 beds it is smaller than 71% of care homes in Bradford, where the typical home has 32.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 47% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 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); Effective (13% of care homes in Bradford are also rated below Good here); Caring (4% of care homes in Bradford are also rated below Good here); Responsive (7% 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.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Bradford; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Shelf, rated recently
- Beckly HouseNov 2025
- Cooper House Care HomeOct 2026
- Beacon HouseJan 2026
The Flowers Care Home Limited questions answered
- What are The Flowers Care Home Limited's fees?
- No fee list from The Flowers Care Home Limited has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How big is The Flowers Care Home Limited?
- CQC registers The Flowers Care Home Limited for 23 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- What kind of care can The Flowers Care Home Limited offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Flowers Care Home Limited how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Where is The Flowers Care Home Limited based?
- It is at 3 Snape Drive, Horton Bank Top, Bradford, BD7 4LZ.
- Does The Flowers Care Home Limited support people with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is The Flowers Care Home Limited rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Inadequate; Caring: Inadequate; Responsive: Inadequate; Well-led: Inadequate. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How recent is The Flowers Care Home Limited's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 25 March 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is The Flowers Care Home Limited a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records The Flowers Care Home Limited as a care home, location ID 1-1790539111 and was rated Inadequate overall in March 2026.
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