Barton Place

What families say

Some visitors have found the rural location peaceful and the facilities well-suited to nursing care. Staff have been described as committed to treating residents with respect.

Based on 11 Google reviews · 0 reviews on carehome.co.uk · most recent 2026-04-10

The eight family priority themes

• Staff warmth72
• Compassion & dignity72
• Cleanliness72
• Activities & engagement65
• Food quality65
• Healthcare72
• Management & leadership75
• Resident happiness70

What inspectors found

Inspected 2022-11-18 · Report published 2022-11-18 · Inspected 4 times in the last three years

• Is this home safe?

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  {"found":"The home received a Good rating for Safety at its February 2024 inspection. This represents an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating. The published report does not include specific observations about falls management, medicines administration, infection control practices, or night staffing numbers. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied that safety standards met the required threshold.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good safety rating after a period of Requires Improvement is reassuring, but the published findings give you very little to go on in terms of specifics. Good Practice research consistently shows that safety problems in care homes are most likely to emerge at night, when staffing is thinner and oversight is reduced. With 42 beds across nursing and dementia care, the night staffing ratio matters enormously. You should not rely solely on the overall rating here: ask the home directly how many staff, including a qualified nurse, are on duty overnight.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University rapid evidence review found that night staffing levels are among the strongest predictors of safety outcomes in care homes, and that reliance on agency staff at night is associated with higher rates of preventable incidents.","watch_out":"Ask the manager to show you the actual staffing rota for the past two weeks, not the planned template. Count how many permanent staff versus agency staff worked nights, and confirm that a registered nurse is always on site after 8pm."}

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• Is the care effective?

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  {"found":"The home received a Good rating for Effectiveness at its February 2024 inspection. The home is registered to provide nursing care, which requires qualified nursing staff. The published summary does not include specific detail about care plan quality, GP access, dementia training content, food provision, or how health changes are monitored and acted upon.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Effectiveness covers whether the people caring for your parent actually know what they are doing, from the content of their dementia training to how quickly a GP is called when something changes. Food quality is also assessed under this domain, and our review data shows it features in 20.9% of positive family reviews, making it a meaningful marker of genuine care. The absence of specific published detail here means you need to ask targeted questions directly. Good Practice evidence emphasises that care plans should be treated as living documents, updated after every significant change, and that families should be actively included in reviews.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence base identifies care plans as one of the most important tools in dementia care, but only when they reflect the individual's current preferences, communication style, and personal history rather than acting as static administrative documents.","watch_out":"Ask to see an example of how a care plan is structured (with personal details removed if needed) and ask when your parent's care plan would first be reviewed after admission and how often after that. Ask whether family members are invited to review meetings."}

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• Is this home caring?

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  {"found":"The home received a Good rating for Caring at its February 2024 inspection. This covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, and how well the home supports independence. The published summary does not include specific inspector observations of staff interactions, resident testimony, or examples of how dignity is maintained in practice.","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 follow closely at 55.2%. A Good caring rating tells you inspectors were satisfied, but the detail that matters to you, whether staff know your parent's preferred name, whether they move without hurrying, and whether they respond to distress gently, cannot be judged from a published summary. The Good Practice evidence base notes that non-verbal communication is as important as verbal communication in dementia care, and that staff who know a person's life history give measurably better care. Observe this yourself on a visit.","evidence_base":"Research from the Leeds Beckett evidence review found that person-led care, where staff know and use an individual's life history, preferences, and communication patterns, is associated with significantly better wellbeing outcomes for people living with dementia.","watch_out":"During your visit, watch a corridor interaction between a staff member and a resident. Notice whether the staff member stops, makes eye contact, uses the person's name, and waits unhurried for a response. That five-second exchange tells you more about the caring culture than any document."}

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• Is the home responsive?

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  {"found":"The home received a Good rating for Responsiveness at its February 2024 inspection. This domain covers whether care is tailored to individuals, whether activities are meaningful, and whether end-of-life care is planned. The published summary does not include any specific detail about the activities programme, how individual preferences are accommodated, or how end-of-life wishes are recorded and honoured.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Resident happiness appears in 27.1% of positive family reviews and meaningful activities in 21.4%. A Good responsiveness rating is encouraging, but the gap between a planned activity schedule and what actually happens on a Tuesday afternoon can be significant. Good Practice research is clear that group activities alone are not sufficient for people in the later stages of dementia: one-to-one engagement, including familiar household tasks, music, or simple sensory activities, is what maintains wellbeing when someone can no longer participate in groups. You need to ask specifically what provision exists for your parent if group activities are not suitable for them.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research rapid evidence review found that Montessori-based and individually tailored activity approaches, including familiar everyday tasks, produce significantly better engagement and wellbeing outcomes for people with dementia than group-only activity programmes.","watch_out":"Ask the activities coordinator to describe what a typical day looks like for a resident who cannot join group sessions due to advanced dementia. If the answer is vague or defaults to television, that is a concern worth probing further."}

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• Is the home well-led?

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  {"found":"The home received a Good rating for Well-led at its February 2024 inspection, improving from a previous Requires Improvement rating. A nominated individual is recorded. The published summary does not include specific detail about the current manager's tenure, staff culture, how feedback is gathered from residents and families, or how the home handles complaints and incidents.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Leadership stability is one of the strongest predictors of care quality over time, and the improvement from Requires Improvement to Good suggests the current leadership has made real changes. Our review data shows that visible, communicative management features in 23.4% of positive family reviews, and families also value being kept informed, which features in 11.5% of reviews. Good Practice research consistently finds that homes where staff feel able to raise concerns without fear produce better outcomes for residents. Ask how long the current manager has been in post: if leadership changed recently, ask what has changed as a result.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence base identifies management continuity and a culture where staff can speak up as the two factors most strongly associated with sustained quality improvement in care homes.","watch_out":"Ask the manager directly how long they have been in post and what the biggest change they made after the previous inspection was. A confident, specific answer suggests genuine ownership of the improvement. A vague or deflecting answer is worth noting."}

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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 The home specialises in dementia care, mental health conditions, and nursing for adults both under and over 65. This mix of specialisms means they're set up for residents with complex health needs.. Gaps or open questions remain on The home accepts residents living with dementia alongside their other specialisms. Families considering the home for someone with dementia might want to ask about activity programmes and how staff support communication needs. — areas worth probing directly during a visit.