Care home · Bristol
The Worthies
Illustrative photo, not of The Worthies- Address
- 79 Park Road, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1DT
- Run by
- The Worthies Residential Care Home Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 26 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Bibi Wazeena Ali
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03602568)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Jan 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-111649172
An overview of The Worthies
The Worthies in Bristol is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by The Worthies Residential Care Home Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2018). It is one of 29 CQC-registered care homes in and around Fishponds; 25 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate The Worthies at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Bristol, City of Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Around Bristol
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Elms, under 0.5 miles away.
22 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Frome Vale ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe83 of 87 in Bristol, City of
- Effective81 of 87 in Bristol, City of
- Caring83 of 87 in Bristol, City of
- Responsive78 of 87 in Bristol, City of
- Well-led78 of 87 in Bristol, City of
Source: CQC, published 7 June 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bristol, City of share it.
What inspectors found
- The Worthies provides personal care and accommodation for up to 26 older people.
- Staff greeted visitors at the entrance to the home and took their temperature and ensured they were wearing the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Arrangements for visiting were displayed clearly so health and social care professionals, friends and family knew what was expected of them to keep people safe.
- Visitors had to leave their contact details as part of a track and trace and complete a health declaration and show a negative lateral flow test.
Inspected 12 January 2022; report published 27 January 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
The Worthies is run by The Worthies Residential Care Home Limited (company 03602568), incorporated in 1998, 12 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
The Worthies Residential Care Home Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Bristol, City of, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
The Worthies over the years
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 27 January 2022.
Rating history
- Jun 2015
- Dec 2016
- Oct 2017
- Jun 2018
- Jan 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 27 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 7 June 2018
- CQC inspection report 20 October 2017
- CQC inspection report 9 December 2016
- CQC inspection report 4 June 2015
- Inspection report 30 July 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 January 2025 by Bristol. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Worthies Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Frome Vale
- Council
- Bristol City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol North East
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BS16 (29)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Ashley Down, 2.0 km
- GP surgery Old School Surgery, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Pharmacy Stapleton Pharmacy, 840 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 50 m (1 min walk)
- Park 190 m (2 min walk)
- Café Snuff Mills Cafe, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Stapleton Baptist Church, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Library D, 460 m (6 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 77 of the 86 other care homes in Bristol, City of that CQC has rated.
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How The Worthies compares
- Rated Good. Across Bristol, City of, 98% of the 87 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2018) is more recent than 5% of care home ratings in Bristol, City of.
- With 26 beds it is larger than 57% of care homes in Bristol, City of, where the typical home has 20.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 52% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bristol, City of lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Bristol, City of as at Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about The Worthies
- Which provider runs The Worthies?
- The Worthies Residential Care Home Limited is the registered provider for The Worthies.
- How many residents can The Worthies take?
- The Worthies is registered for up to 26 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is The Worthies rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are The Worthies's fees?
- We don't have published prices from The Worthies yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is The Worthies regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records The Worthies as a care home, location ID 1-111649172 and was rated Good overall in June 2018.
- Where is The Worthies based?
- It is at 79 Park Road, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1DT.
- What type of care does The Worthies provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Worthies how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When did CQC last rate The Worthies?
- The rating now shown was published on 7 June 2018, 8 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can The Worthies care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
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