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Mill LodgeBradford

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Rated:GoodNursing

Mill Lodge

1a Moorside Place, Thornbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8DR

01274668874

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

18 April 2023

Provider

Zenith Care Ltd

Beds

42 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 67 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 2 are rated higher by CQC, 48 are the same and 17 are lower.

37 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

Requires ImprovementApr 2015
GoodApr 2016
GoodMay 2017
GoodMay 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Zenith Care Ltd, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Good.

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 Mill Lodge

Mill Lodge is a nursing care home in Bradford, providing personal and nursing care. The findings below set out the Care Quality Commission's most recent assessment of the service.

Mill Lodge provides personal and nursing care for up to 42 residents, with 36 people using the service at the time of inspection. Staff demonstrated strong commitment to protecting people's privacy and dignity while understanding and responding to individual needs. The service maintained effective safeguarding practices and worked well with other agencies to protect people from poor care and abuse.

There were sufficient appropriately skilled staff to meet residents' needs and keep them safe.

Staff were described as dedicated, passionate and committed, providing care in a dignified and respectful manner. They understood people's cultural needs and delivered culturally appropriate support, engaging with residents in a compassionate way. The service supported people to have maximum choice and control of their lives, with policies and systems in place to ensure care was provided in the least restrictive way possible while serving residents' best interests.

Leadership and management of the service was effective.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 May 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger 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.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 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
Registration checked: Registered · BD3 8DR

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities.

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 26 May 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 18 April 2023.

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 Mill Lodge'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 Mill Lodge, 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 Mill Lodge, 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 Mill Lodge'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