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Sursum Limited Bramley House
Residential Care
29 July 2025
Sursum Limited
42 beds
How this home compares nearby
Of 19 care homes for older people within 10 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 16 are the same and 3 are lower.
5 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
- Jun 2016
- Jul 2018
- Aug 2019
- Aug 2025
Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2016.
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 Sursum Limited 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.
- 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 Sursum Limited Bramley House
Bramley House is a residential care home in Wiltshire, run by Sursum Limited. Details of the most recent CQC assessment are set out below.
Bramley House, run by Sursum Limited, is a care home supporting older people, including those living with dementia, with 31 people living there at the time of assessment. The CQC found the service was rated Good overall. Inspectors noted improvements had been made since a previous breach relating to good governance, which had since been resolved.
Staff understood safeguarding processes and acted confidently on concerns, with safety equipment regularly checked and medicines managed accurately. Leaders were described as visible and supportive, with effective systems for identifying and correcting shortfalls. People living at the home said they felt safe, well cared for, and confident their concerns would be addressed by the registered manager.
Source: CQC assessment, 11 August 2025
Specialist Care
Facilities & Amenities
Fees and availability
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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 without nursing
- Registered capacity
- 42 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · BA12 6JN
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; 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: .
Assessment published 11 August 2025. Assessment date recorded: 29 July 2025.
Read CQC's assessment overview
The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 11 August 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.
Date of Assessment: 5 August 2025. The service is a care home providing support to older people, including those living with dementia. There were 31 people living at Bramley House at the time of the assessment. The assessment was carried out because the provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to good governance. Improvements were found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of this regulation.
The provider had clear safeguarding processes, which staff understood and followed to help keep people safe. Staff were confident the management team would act on any concerns they raised. Safety equipment in the service was regularly checked and serviced to support the safe delivery of care. Action was taken when checks identified any faults with safety equipment.
People were supported to take any medicines safely and staff kept accurate records of all medicines in the service.
Leaders and staff had a shared vision and culture based on listening, learning and trust. Leaders were visible, knowledgeable and supportive, helping staff develop in their roles. Staff said the registered manager displayed the provider’s values in the way they worked. The provider had effective governance systems, which identified shortfalls and ensured improvements were made.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
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 Sursum Limited Bramley 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 Sursum Limited Bramley 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 Sursum Limited Bramley 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.
Location
Bramley House, Castle Street, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6JN

Sursum Limited Bramley House
CQC overall rating
Assessment date: 29 July 2025
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