Care home · Bristol
The Leonard Elms Care Home
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- 109 Brinsea Road, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5JH
- Run by
- The Optima Care Group LLP (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 38 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Katie Ruth Maidment
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House OC445623)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Dec 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). 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 · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Yatton: Care homes in Yatton (4) · Care homes for elderly care in Yatton
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-18794018075
About The Leonard Elms Care Home
The Leonard Elms Care Home in Bristol is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by The Optima Care Group LLP. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2022). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Yatton; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
The Leonard Elms Care Home 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 72 of the 88 other care homes in North Somerset that CQC has rated.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe80 of 89 in North Somerset
- Effective88 of 89 in North Somerset
- Caring86 of 89 in North Somerset
- Responsive86 of 89 in North Somerset
- Well-led73 of 89 in North Somerset
Source: CQC, published 24 December 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in North Somerset share it.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
Ownership and company checks
The Leonard Elms Care Home is run by Optima Care Group Llp (company OC445623), incorporated in 2023, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
The Optima Care Group LLP runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
The Leonard Elms Care Home over the years
CQC registration dates from March 2024, so the service has been operating for around 2 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Inadequate; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.
Likely fees
We estimate The Leonard Elms Care Home at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
North Somerset Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2016
- Oct 2016
- Jul 2017
- Oct 2017
- Mar 2018
- May 2019
- Jan 2021
- Dec 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Where it is
- Ward
- Congresbury & Puxton
- Council
- North Somerset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Integrated care board
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 260 m (3 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Mendip Vale Medical Practice, Congresbury, 910 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Welcome, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Park Congresbury Millennium Green, 800 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship Congresbury Methodist Church, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Library Congresbury Community Library, 930 m (12 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Around Bristol
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Mendip Lodge, 1.7 miles away.
13 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Congresbury & Puxton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (4 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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The Leonard Elms Care Home questions answered
- What type of care does The Leonard Elms Care Home provide?
- The Leonard Elms Care Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is The Leonard Elms Care Home?
- It is at 109 Brinsea Road, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5JH.
- Is The Leonard Elms Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-18794018075 and was rated Good overall in December 2022.
- Can The Leonard Elms Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate The Leonard Elms Care Home?
- 24 December 2022 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many residents can The Leonard Elms Care Home take?
- The Leonard Elms Care Home is registered for up to 38 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who runs The Leonard Elms Care Home?
- The registered provider is The Optima Care Group LLP, according to CQC.
- How much does care from The Leonard Elms Care Home cost?
- The Leonard Elms Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did The Leonard Elms Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Leonard Elms Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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