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Rated:GoodNursing

Frenchay Park Gardens Care Home

140 Frenchay Park Road, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1HB

01179659957

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

11 February 2022

Provider

June Marilyn Phillips and Gordon Norman Brooking

Beds

33 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 64 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 7 are rated higher by CQC, 56 are the same and 1 is lower.

63 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

GoodNov 2015
GoodMar 2018

Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home June Marilyn Phillips and Gordon Norman Brooking runs in England.

Average care home fees in the South West: £1,170 a week for residential care and £1,472 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.
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 Frenchay Park Gardens Care Home

Frenchay Park Gardens Care Home is a nursing home in Bristol, providing nursing and personal care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

Frenchay Park Gardens provides nursing and personal care for up to 33 older people. At the time of inspection, 22 residents were living at the home.

Residents expressed contentment with their care, saying staff were "really nice" and that they felt safe. One resident noted they would be relieved when the pandemic ended but felt "all ok" in the meantime. Staff reported being happy in their roles, with one describing how the team had "pulled together throughout the pandemic.

" Staff also felt safe at work, wearing appropriate PPE and receiving regular breaks.

The home maintained safe infection prevention and control procedures, including proper wearing and disposal of protective equipment.

Source: CQC inspection report, 24 February 2022

Specialist Care

Older peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

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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: 33 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BS16 1HB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs.

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 1 March 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 11 February 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

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

Read Frenchay Park Gardens Care 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 Frenchay Park Gardens Care Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Frenchay Park Gardens Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Frenchay Park Gardens Care 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