England

Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Brandon House

Tongue Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4QD

01132787103

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

23 May 2024

Provider

Esteem Care Ltd

Beds

42 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 48 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 40 are rated higher by CQC, 8 are the same and none are lower.

17 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

InadequateMar 2015
Requires ImprovementOct 2015
GoodFeb 2017
InadequateOct 2019
Requires ImprovementAug 2020
Requires ImprovementNov 2021
Requires ImprovementAug 2022
Requires ImprovementSept 2024

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2020. CQC has rated this home 8 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Esteem Care Ltd, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Brandon House

Brandon House is a nursing home in Leeds, providing personal care and accommodation for people who require ongoing nursing support. The findings below set out what the CQC found on its most recent inspection.

Brandon House is a care home providing personal care and accommodation for up to 42 people. The CQC rated the service Requires Improvement, having found a breach of legal regulation around safe care and treatment, along with concerns about risk management and medicines. Inspectors also identified continued weaknesses in governance, with quality assurance systems not effective enough to drive improvement.

People said they felt able to raise concerns and were treated with kindness by staff, who respected their privacy and dignity. However, many felt there were not enough staff, with frequent use of agency workers, and some were not properly involved in planning or reviewing their care. Feedback on medication support and how well staff understood individual needs was mixed.

Source: CQC assessment, 25 September 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The home has three lounges, a dining room and an enclosed, wheelchair-accessible dementia garden.
Most bedrooms have en-suite bathroom or toilet facilities. Rooms have nurse-call systems and television and telephone points.
The published starting fee is for self-funded care and excludes the NHS-funded nursing care contribution for nursing residents. Ask the home to explain the full charge for your circumstances.

Published on the provider's website, checked 19 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

The provider's page advertised from £1,007 per week when checked on 19 September 2026. This is the published price, not an individual quote. Ask for the current total, what is included, any extras and how fees may change.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 18 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 42 places — this is not a vacancy count
Telephone listed by CQC: 01132787103
Registration checked: Registered · LS6 4QD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 25 September 2024. Assessment date recorded: 23 May 2024.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Requires Improvement
Caring: Requires Improvement
Responsive: Requires Improvement
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Brandon House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Brandon House, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Brandon House, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Brandon House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees