Care home · Glusburn
UBU - Cragmere
Illustrative photo, not of UBU - Cragmere- Address
- Cragmere, Colne Road, Glusburn, BD20 8RB
- Run by
- Northern Life Care Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- UBU
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1984 (41 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01867042)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Nov 2017
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-142626139
About UBU - Cragmere
UBU - Cragmere is a CQC-registered residential care home in Glusburn, run by Northern Life Care Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2017). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Cross Hills; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Glusburn
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Malsis Hall - Mental Health Care Home with Nursing, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (3 of the nearest 25).
21 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Likely fees
We estimate UBU - Cragmere 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), North Yorkshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- UBU Cragmere is a detached dormer bungalow in the village of Glusburn.
- It provides support for up to four people with learning disabilities.
- Each person has their own bedroom and shares communal facilities of a kitchen/dining area, two bathrooms and two lounges.
- There is a garden to the front and rear of the property.
Inspected 29 September 2017; report published 9 November 2017. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
UBU - Cragmere is run by Northern Life Care Limited (company 01867042), incorporated in 1984, 26 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.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Northern Life Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in North Yorkshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
It trades under the UBU brand, which covers 2 services run by 1 registered provider.
UBU - Cragmere over the years
UBU - Cragmere has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2015–2017), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 9 November 2017.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe153 of 189 in North Yorkshire
- Effective171 of 189 in North Yorkshire
- Caring176 of 189 in North Yorkshire
- Responsive174 of 189 in North Yorkshire
- Well-led36 of 189 in North Yorkshire
CQC key question ratings, published 9 November 2017. Under each rating: how many care homes in North Yorkshire share it.
How its rating has changed
- Sep 2015
- Nov 2017
- Today Rating 8 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 9 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 18 September 2015
- Inspection report 26 September 2014
- Inspection report 16 May 2013
- Inspection report 7 August 2012
- Inspection report 16 December 2011
Area and map
- Ward
- Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven
- Council
- North Yorkshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BD20 (20)
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For UBU - Cragmere, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across North Yorkshire, 36 of 189 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
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Where UBU - Cragmere stands locally
- Rated Good. Across North Yorkshire, 86% of the 188 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2017) is more recent than 3% of care home ratings in North Yorkshire.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 96% of care homes in North Yorkshire, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 84% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in North Yorkshire lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (20% of care homes in North Yorkshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in North Yorkshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
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Questions about UBU - Cragmere
- How big is UBU - Cragmere?
- CQC capacity for UBU - Cragmere: 4 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for UBU - Cragmere?
- CQC lists Northern Life Care Limited as the provider responsible for UBU - Cragmere.
- What are UBU - Cragmere's fees?
- No fee list from UBU - Cragmere has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did UBU - Cragmere score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What is UBU - Cragmere's address?
- It is at Cragmere, Colne Road, Glusburn, BD20 8RB.
- Is UBU - Cragmere registered with CQC?
- UBU - Cragmere is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-142626139) and was rated Good overall in November 2017.
- What type of care does UBU - Cragmere provide?
- CQC lists UBU - Cragmere under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is UBU - Cragmere registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- When did CQC last rate UBU - Cragmere?
- The latest rating is dated 9 November 2017, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
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