Beaufort Care Ltd

What families say

Families describe how quickly their relatives settle in here, with staff working hard to ease the transition. There's a real sense that residents are treated with dignity — from keeping rooms tidy to making sure everyone's well-groomed and comfortable.

Based on 5 Google reviews · 0 reviews on carehome.co.uk · most recent 2026-04-10

The eight family priority themes

• Staff warmth52
• Compassion & dignity52
• Cleanliness52
• Activities & engagement50
• Food quality50
• Healthcare50
• Management & leadership55
• Resident happiness52

What inspectors found

Inspected 2018-08-03 · Report published 2018-08-03 · Inspected 3 times in the last three years

• Is this home safe?

  Good

  {"found":"The home was rated Good for safety at its January 2021 inspection. No specific detail about staffing ratios, medicines management, falls recording, or infection control is included in the published summary. The July 2023 monitoring review found no new safety concerns. The home has 28 beds across a residential service, which means no nurse is required on site, but a senior carer should be present at all times. Beyond the rating itself, the inspection text does not give enough detail to assess the specifics of how safety is managed day to day.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good safety rating after a previous Requires Improvement is genuinely reassuring, but it should be the start of your enquiry, not the end of it. Our review data shows that families mention safe environments and attentive staff in around 14% of positive reviews, often describing specific moments when a carer noticed something was wrong before the resident could ask for help. Good Practice research consistently identifies night staffing as the point where safety most often slips in care homes, and the published findings here tell you nothing about what happens at Beaufort House between 10pm and 7am. You will need to ask directly. For a 28-bed home, you would expect at least two staff on duty overnight, with a senior always available.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett rapid evidence review (2026) found that night staffing levels are among the strongest predictors of safety incidents in residential care. Homes that maintain consistent, trained permanent staff overnight have significantly lower falls and pressure injury rates than those relying on reduced numbers or agency cover.","watch_out":"Ask the manager to show you the actual staffing rota for the last two weeks, specifically the night shifts. Count how many staff are named, identify which are permanent and which are agency, and ask what the minimum number on duty would ever be for 28 residents."}

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• Is the care effective?

  Good

  {"found":"The home was rated Good for effectiveness at its January 2021 inspection. The published text does not include any specific observations about care planning, GP access, dementia training, or food quality. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which means it should be able to demonstrate specific training and environmental adaptations, but none are described in the available findings. The July 2023 review did not prompt any reassessment of this domain.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Effectiveness in care home terms means that staff know your mum or dad as an individual, that care plans are reviewed regularly and reflect what matters to them, and that health problems are caught early rather than late. Food quality is also part of this domain, and our review data shows it appears in 20.9% of what drives family satisfaction. The inspection gives no detail on any of these areas for Beaufort House, which means you are carrying a significant information gap into any decision. Good Practice research is clear that care plans should be reviewed at least monthly for someone with dementia and that families should be active participants in those reviews, not just informed of outcomes afterwards.","evidence_base":"The Leeds Beckett rapid evidence review found that care plans treated as living documents, regularly updated with family input, are associated with better health outcomes and fewer avoidable hospital admissions for people living with dementia.","watch_out":"Ask to see a blank example of the care plan format used at Beaufort House, and ask how often plans are formally reviewed for residents with dementia. Then ask whether families are invited to attend those reviews or whether they receive a written update afterwards."}

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• Is this home caring?

  Good

  {"found":"The home was rated Good for caring at its January 2021 inspection. No direct observations of staff interactions, no resident quotes, and no family testimony are included in the published summary for this home. A Good caring rating is meaningful because it covers dignity, respect, privacy, and how staff speak to and about the people who live here. However, without specific observations or quotes, it is not possible to describe what this looks like in practice at Beaufort House.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Staff warmth is the single biggest driver of family satisfaction in our review data, mentioned in 57.3% of positive reviews, and compassion and dignity come second at 55.2%. These are the things that matter most to families and are also the hardest to assess from a published report. What you are looking for on a visit is unhurried interaction: staff who address your parent by the name they prefer, who make eye contact, who respond to distress without irritation, and who speak about residents with genuine warmth in casual conversation. Good Practice research is clear that non-verbal communication matters as much as verbal for people living with dementia, so watch what staff do with their body language and facial expression, not just what they say.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett review found that person-led care, where staff know an individual's history, preferences, and communication style, produces measurably better outcomes for people with dementia, including reduced agitation and greater engagement with daily life.","watch_out":"During your visit, notice how staff address residents in the corridor or communal areas. Do they use the person's preferred name? Do they crouch or sit to make eye contact with anyone in a wheelchair or armchair? Do they seem unhurried? These are the signals the inspection rating cannot show you."}

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• Is the home responsive?

  Good

  {"found":"The home was rated Good for responsiveness at its January 2021 inspection. No detail is provided about the activity programme, how the home meets individual preferences, or how end-of-life care is approached. Responsiveness also covers how complaints are handled and how the home adapts when someone's needs change. None of these areas are described specifically in the published findings for Beaufort House.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A responsive care home is one where your parent has a life, not just a routine. Our review data shows that activities and engagement appear in 21.4% of what families value most, and resident happiness and contentment appear in 27.1%. For someone with dementia, this matters more as the condition progresses, because group activities become harder and one-to-one engagement becomes the main source of stimulation and connection. Good Practice research highlights Montessori-based approaches and everyday household tasks, such as folding laundry, watering plants, or helping to set tables, as particularly effective for people who can no longer participate in organised group sessions. The inspection gives no indication of whether Beaufort House takes this kind of individualised approach.","evidence_base":"The Leeds Beckett rapid evidence review found that tailored one-to-one activity, rather than group programmes alone, is the most effective way to reduce agitation and maintain wellbeing in people with moderate to advanced dementia.","watch_out":"Ask to see the activity records for the last four weeks, not the planned schedule but the actual log of what happened. Ask specifically what the home does for residents who are no longer able to join group activities, and how many hours of one-to-one engagement a resident with advanced dementia would typically receive each week."}

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• Is the home well-led?

  Good

  {"found":"The home was rated Good for leadership at its January 2021 inspection, improving from a previous Requires Improvement rating. A registered manager, Mrs Diadem Rago Dix, is named in the registration record, and a nominated individual, Mr Ravi Sanguhan, is also listed. No specific observations about management visibility, staff culture, governance processes, or complaint handling are included in the published summary. The improvement from Requires Improvement is the most substantive signal available here.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Leadership stability is one of the strongest predictors of care quality over time. Good Practice research consistently shows that homes with a settled, visible manager who staff feel comfortable speaking to tend to sustain and improve their ratings, while homes with high manager turnover tend to deteriorate. The move from Requires Improvement to Good is a genuine positive, and it suggests that whoever was leading the home in 2021 made meaningful changes. However, the last full inspection was over three years ago at the time of writing, and you do not know whether the same manager is still in post or whether the culture she built has been maintained. This is a direct question to ask.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett review found that leadership stability is among the strongest predictors of sustained care quality. Homes where the registered manager has been in post for more than two years and where staff report feeling able to raise concerns show consistently better outcomes for residents.","watch_out":"Ask the manager directly how long she has been in post at Beaufort House, whether the senior leadership team is the same as it was in 2021, and how she finds out whether staff have concerns about practice. A confident, specific answer to that last question is a good sign."}

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Source: CQC inspection report →

What the evidence base says

Against the DCC Good Practice in Dementia Care standards, this home’s evidence aligns most strongly on Beaufort House cares for adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia.. Gaps or open questions remain on For residents with dementia, the home's approach to activities and individual attention becomes even more important. Staff seem to understand how to engage residents at different stages of their journey. — areas worth probing directly during a visit.