Residential care home · Hampshire

Brackenlea Care Home

Pearson Lane, Winchester, SO21 2AG

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 10 months ago
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Brackenlea Care Home is a residential care home in Winchester in Hampshire, run by Brackenlea Care Homes Limited (part of Brookvale Healthcare). It is registered for up to 25 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published October 2025, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 85% of care homes in Hampshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 23 October 2025 Rated 10 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Hampshire

Brackenlea Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 65 other homes in Hampshire. Of the 436 rated care homes here, 85% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 24 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 30 (7%)
  • Good 262 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 54 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 66 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 21 (5%)

Half of Hampshire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work

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