Dementia Care Home

Bayis Sheli Stoke Newington

1 St. Kilda's Road, Hackney, London, N16 5BP

Residential homes

At a Glance

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

DCC Family Score
62/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff55 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”52%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds6
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Learning disabilities, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2022-08-25

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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

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth55
  • Compassion & dignity55
  • Cleanliness55
  • Activities & engagement50
  • Food quality50
  • Healthcare52
  • Management & leadership65
  • Resident happiness52
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2022-08-25

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The inspection rated this domain Good, representing an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement finding. Inspectors were therefore satisfied that the home met acceptable standards for safety, staffing and risk management at the time of the visit. A follow-up review in July 2023 found no new concerns. However, the published text provides no specific observations about falls management, medicines handling, infection control or staffing numbers. For a six-bed home supporting people with dementia and other complex needs, the detail behind the Good rating matters.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The Effective domain was rated Good, suggesting inspectors were satisfied with care planning, staff training and healthcare access at the time of the inspection. The home lists dementia as a specialism alongside learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities and sensory impairments — an exceptionally wide range for six beds. This implies staff need broad and deep training to meet such varied needs effectively. No specific detail about dementia training content, GP access arrangements, care plan review frequency or nutrition is available in the published text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The Caring domain was rated Good, which inspectors use to assess whether staff treat people with kindness, respect and dignity. This is the domain most directly relevant to how your parent will feel day to day — whether staff know them as an individual, use their preferred name, respond gently when they are distressed and preserve their privacy. The published report provides no quotes from residents or families and no specific observations of staff interactions, which means the Good rating is the only evidence available. The improvement from the previous inspection suggests concerns in this area have been addressed.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The Responsive domain was rated Good, which covers whether the home tailors care to individual needs, offers meaningful activities and responds well to changing needs including at end of life. For a home supporting people with dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and physical and sensory impairments, responsiveness to individual need is particularly complex. No specific activities, engagement approaches, complaint handling examples or end-of-life care details are described in the published text. The small size of the home — six beds — could be an advantage here, allowing for genuinely individualised attention.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The Well-Led domain was rated Good, and the registration details show two named Registered Managers — Mrs Miriam Herzog and Mrs Lola Delores Hinds — alongside a Nominated Individual (Mr Jacob Sorotskin). Having two registered managers in a six-bed home is unusual and worth understanding: it may reflect shared leadership, a transitional arrangement or a deliberate model. The improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating suggests meaningful leadership change has occurred. No specific detail about management visibility, staff culture, complaint handling or governance systems is available in the published text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The team here supports people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, and sensory impairments. They also provide dementia care for younger adults who face this challenge. For younger adults living with dementia, the home offers specialist support that recognises the unique challenges of early-onset conditions. The multidisciplinary team works to maintain abilities and provide meaningful daily structure. 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.

62/ 100

DCC Family Score

The inspection confirmed a Good rating across all five domains, representing a meaningful improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating — but the published report contains very limited specific detail, so many scores sit in the 'present but unverified' range.

Homes in London typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Bayis Sheli Limited on St. Kilda's Road is a very small, six-bed home in Stoke Newington, London, inspected in July 2022 and rated Good across all five domains — a genuine step forward from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The home supports a broad range of needs including dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and physical and sensory impairments, which is an unusually wide specialism mix for a home of this size. A follow-up review in July 2023 found no evidence to require reassessment, suggesting the Good rating has been maintained. The main challenge for any family considering this home is that the published inspection report text is exceptionally brief — it provides domain ratings and registration details but very little specific evidence about what day-to-day life actually looks like. That means almost every area that matters most to families — staff warmth, food quality, activities, night staffing, how the home handles distress — cannot be independently verified from inspection evidence alone. This is not a concern about the home itself, but it does mean your visit and your direct questions matter more than usual here. Ask specifically: how many staff are on duty overnight, how does the home support someone with dementia who becomes distressed, and how will you be kept informed about your parent's wellbeing day to day?

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In Their Own Words

How Bayis Sheli Stoke Newington describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Bayis Sheli Stoke Newington says about itself

Specialist London care supporting younger adults with complex needs

Compassionate Care in London at Bayis Sheli Limited

When you're looking for specialist support for a younger adult with complex needs, finding the right environment matters deeply. Bayis Sheli Limited in London focuses on caring for adults under 65 who need skilled, multidisciplinary support. The home provides physical and cognitive therapy within a small, focused setting where different specialists work together as one team.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The team here supports people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, and sensory impairments. They also provide dementia care for younger adults who face this challenge.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For younger adults living with dementia, the home offers specialist support that recognises the unique challenges of early-onset conditions. The multidisciplinary team works to maintain abilities and provide meaningful daily structure.

    “Getting to know how Bayis Sheli works in practice could help you decide if it's the right place for your loved one.”

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

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