Broomy Hill Nursing Home

43 Breinton Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0JY

01432274474

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

13 April 2023

Provider

Ashberry Healthcare Limited

Beds

40 beds

About Broomy Hill Nursing Home

Broomy Hill Nursing Home is a nursing home in Herefordshire, providing personal and nursing care to older people, including those living with dementia or mental health support needs. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

Broomy Hill Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 40 older people, including those living with dementia or mental health support needs. At inspection, 37 people were using the service. The registered manager and senior staff have made improvements to medication management and risk assessment, ensuring people receive the medicines they need and their safety is better protected.

There is sufficient staffing with appropriately skilled staff, whose competency is regularly checked, and learning is taken from any incidents or errors.

Staff support people to maintain good skin health and work collaboratively with other health and social care providers to promptly meet people's health needs. The registered manager plans to implement centralised recording of repositioning and fluid intake to further promote residents' health outcomes.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 May 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

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

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HR4 0JY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; 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: Good.

Rating report published 17 May 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 13 April 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 6 July 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 6 July 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Broomy Hill Nursing Home'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 Broomy Hill Nursing Home, 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 Broomy Hill Nursing Home, 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 Broomy Hill Nursing Home'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