A Bradford nursing home is out of special measures but still has to improve, say care quality watchdogs.

The Acorn Nursing Home, in All Saints Road, Little Horton, Bradford, was one of four homes and agencies in the city featured in the latest batch of inspection reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The 34-bed home was ranked ‘good’ for being caring, effective and responsive but needed to do better when it came to being safe and well-led, said inspectors who visited over two days in July.

“Prior to this inspection the service had been in Special Measures since April 2016. The improvements which had been made were achieved during a period of reduced occupancy and close monitoring of the service by CQC and the local authority commissioning team.

“The provider needs to demonstrate these improvements can be sustained over a longer period of time,” said the report.

Inspectors mentioned one incident where appropriate records were not being kept about money being provided by one of the resident’s relatives. Inspectors said they saw staff were kind and patient and the registered manager was approachable. People felt confident any concerns raised would be addressed.

A spokesman for Regency Healthcare Ltd, which runs the home, said there were a lot of positives in the report but inspectors just wanted to make sure the improvements made would stand the test of time before rating them good.

“We are proud of our staff who are continuing to strive to achieve good,” said the spokesman.

Meanwhile, Care2Care home healthcare service in Reva Syke Road, Clayton and Copwood Respite Unit for people with learning difficulties, based in Copgrove Road in Holme Wood, were also told they had to make improvements.

Empowering Lives mental health service in Aireville Road, Frizinghall, was ranked as being good on its first CQC inspection.