Dementia Care Home

Tithe Farm Rest Home & Nursing Home | Care Home Slough

Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4PJ

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At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
72/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”68%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds30
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2019-01-26

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Families describe the atmosphere as warm and reassuring, with staff who show genuine concern for each resident's wellbeing. The daily activities and themed entertainment programmes give structure to residents' days, while the caring approach helps people feel valued and respected.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement55
  • Food quality55
  • Healthcare70
  • Management & leadership72
  • Resident happiness68
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-01-26

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for safety at the January 2019 inspection. This was an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating, suggesting that concerns identified earlier had been addressed. The published report does not include specific detail about staffing ratios, medicines management practices, falls recording, or infection control observations. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence to trigger reassessment.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for effectiveness at the January 2019 inspection. Dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment are all listed as specialisms, which suggests the home is commissioned to care for people with complex needs. The published findings do not include specific evidence about care plan quality, GP access, medicines reviews, dementia training content, or how food and nutrition are managed. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied overall.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for caring at the January 2019 inspection. No specific inspector observations about staff interactions, use of preferred names, pace of care, or response to distress are included in the published findings. No quotes from residents or relatives are recorded. The Good rating indicates inspectors judged the caring culture positively, but the basis for that judgement is not described in the published text.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for responsiveness at the January 2019 inspection. No specific evidence about the activities programme, individual engagement for residents with advanced dementia, personalised care approaches, or end-of-life planning is included in the published findings. Dementia is listed as a specialism, which implies the home is expected to deliver tailored care, but the inspection text does not confirm what that looks like in practice.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for well-led at the January 2019 inspection, having previously been rated Requires Improvement. A named registered manager, Mrs Gianina-Tincuta Popescu, and a nominated individual, Mr Robert Andrew, are both recorded. The published findings do not describe the manager's visibility, staff culture, governance systems, or how the home handles complaints and concerns. The improvement in rating suggests that leadership had addressed previous weaknesses, but no specific detail is provided.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home provides specialist care for people with dementia, sensory impairments and physical disabilities. They focus on caring for adults over 65, with experience supporting various health needs. For residents living with dementia, the structured daily activities and consistent staff approach help create reassuring routines. The team understands how to provide respectful care that maintains dignity while keeping people safe. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

72/ 100

DCC Family Score

Tithe Farm Nursing Home scored 72 out of 100, reflecting a genuine improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating to a full Good across all five domains. The score is held back by limited specific detail in the published inspection findings, which means families will need to verify several important areas directly with the home.

Homes in South East typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe the atmosphere as warm and reassuring, with staff who show genuine concern for each resident's wellbeing. The daily activities and themed entertainment programmes give structure to residents' days, while the caring approach helps people feel valued and respected.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

What stands out is how hard-working and respectful the staff are in their daily interactions. Families feel their relatives are in safe hands, with team members who genuinely care about the people they look after.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

It's the combination of beautiful surroundings and genuinely caring staff that helps residents feel settled here.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Tithe Farm Nursing Home, a 30-bed nursing home on Park Road in Stoke Poges, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last full inspection in January 2019. This followed a previous rating of Requires Improvement, which means inspectors found meaningful progress in how the home is run and how care is delivered. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence requiring a fresh inspection, suggesting no major concerns have emerged in the years since. The honest limitation here is that the published inspection report contains very little specific detail: no quotes from residents or relatives, no direct inspector observations about day-to-day care, and no data on staffing ratios, food, activities, or dementia-specific practice. The Good rating is a genuinely positive signal, particularly given the improvement trajectory, but the lack of specifics means a visit to the home is essential. When you go, watch how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal spaces, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota including nights, and find out what the dementia training for care staff involves.

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In Their Own Words

How Tithe Farm Rest Home & Nursing Home | Care Home Slough describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Tithe Farm Rest Home & Nursing Home | Care Home Slough says about itself

Where caring staff help residents feel genuinely happy and valued

Nursing home in Stoke Poges: True Peace of Mind

When families visit Tithe Farm Nursing Home in Stoke Poges, they often comment on how content their relatives seem. This established nursing home has built its reputation on respectful, attentive care that helps residents feel safe and well looked after. The beautiful grounds and character building create a pleasant environment for daily life.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home provides specialist care for people with dementia, sensory impairments and physical disabilities. They focus on caring for adults over 65, with experience supporting various health needs.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, the structured daily activities and consistent staff approach help create reassuring routines. The team understands how to provide respectful care that maintains dignity while keeping people safe.

    “It's the combination of beautiful surroundings and genuinely caring staff that helps residents feel settled here.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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