Kings Bromley Care Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
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Good to know
- Registered beds55
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
- Last inspected2023-07-01
- Activities programmeThe home maintains good cleanliness standards throughout — something families particularly appreciate given how busy a care environment can be. While some visitors have found the building itself quite traditional, others describe peaceful surroundings.
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The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Families talk about finding their relatives content here, with some noticing real improvements in health after moving in. The activities programme keeps residents engaged throughout the day, though what works varies from person to person.
Based on 14 Google reviews · 0 reviews on carehome.co.uk · most recent 2026-04-10
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth55
- Compassion & dignity55
- Cleanliness55
- Activities & engagement50
- Food quality50
- Healthcare55
- Management & leadership60
- Resident happiness55
What inspectors found
Inspected 2023-07-01 · Report published 2023-07-01 · Inspected 2 times in the last three years
Is this home safe?
{"found":"The home was rated Good for safety at its May 2023 inspection. The July 2023 desk review found no evidence requiring a change to this rating. No specific concerns about medicines management, falls, infection control, or staffing levels were flagged in the published findings. Because this was a desk review, detailed inspector observations of safe practice were not recorded and are not available in the published report.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good safety rating means inspectors found no significant concerns at the time of assessment, which is a reassuring starting point. However, the Good Practice evidence from the IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University rapid evidence review (61 studies, March 2026) identifies night staffing as the point where safety most often slips in care homes, and agency reliance as a consistent factor that undermines the consistency of care. Neither of these was specifically assessed in the desk review. With 55 beds and a dementia specialism, you need to know the actual overnight staffing numbers before you can judge how safe your parent would be after dark. Ask the manager directly: how many permanent carers and how many seniors are on the dementia unit after 8pm?","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence base identifies night staffing ratios and agency staff reliance as two of the most reliable predictors of safety quality in care homes. A Good rating does not confirm these are well-managed; you need to ask the home directly.","watch_out":"Ask the manager to show you the actual staffing rota for last week, not the planning template. Count how many permanent staff versus agency staff covered night shifts on the dementia unit, and check whether the same agency workers return regularly."}
Is the care effective?
{"found":"The home was rated Good for effectiveness at its May 2023 inspection. The desk review did not record specific findings about care plan quality, GP access, dementia training, or food and nutrition. The home is registered to provide nursing care, which means registered nurses should be on duty, but the inspection report does not confirm staffing detail. No concerns were flagged in the follow-up review.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Effectiveness in a care home context covers whether staff actually know what they are doing: whether care plans are kept up to date, whether your parent sees a GP when needed, and whether the food is genuinely suitable for someone with dementia or swallowing difficulties. Our review data shows that food quality appears in 20.9% of positive family reviews, which means it is a real driver of satisfaction and not a minor concern. The Good Practice evidence base stresses that care plans should be living documents updated with family input, not paperwork filed after admission. Because the desk review did not assess these areas in detail, you will need to ask about them yourself on a visit.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University evidence review found that care plans function best as living documents, updated frequently with input from the person with dementia and their family. Homes that treat care plans as static admission paperwork tend to miss important changes in need.","watch_out":"Ask to see how a care plan is structured, and find out how often it is reviewed and whether families are invited to contribute. Also ask what dementia-specific training all staff (including night staff and kitchen staff) have completed in the past 12 months."}
Is this home caring?
{"found":"The home was rated Good for caring at its May 2023 inspection. The July 2023 desk review found no evidence to change this rating. No inspector observations of staff interactions, use of preferred names, response to distress, or pace of care were recorded in the published findings, as the assessment was conducted as a desk review rather than an on-site inspection.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Staff warmth is the single biggest driver of family satisfaction in our review data, appearing in 57.3% of positive reviews, and compassion and dignity appear in 55.2%. These are the things families notice immediately on a visit: whether staff use your parent's preferred name, whether they move without hurry, and whether they respond calmly when someone is distressed. A Good caring rating suggests inspectors found no concerns, but because this was a desk review, you cannot know from the published report what interactions actually look like day to day. The Good Practice evidence base confirms that non-verbal communication matters as much as what staff say, particularly for people with advanced dementia who may not follow spoken words. You will need to observe this yourself.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review found that for people with advanced dementia, non-verbal signals such as tone of voice, pace of movement, and physical proximity are as important as spoken words in communicating safety and warmth. Homes with genuinely caring cultures show these signals even in brief corridor interactions.","watch_out":"When you visit, watch how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal areas when they think no one is observing. Do they make eye contact, crouch to speak at eye level, and use the person's preferred name? These small moments are the most reliable signal of the culture in a home."}
Is the home responsive?
{"found":"The home was rated Good for responsiveness at its May 2023 inspection. No specific findings about the activity programme, individual engagement, or end-of-life care were recorded in the published desk review. The home is registered for a wide range of specialisms including dementia and sensory impairment, which suggests some provision for complex individual needs, but no detail is available in the published report.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Responsiveness covers whether your parent will actually have a life in this home: whether there are meaningful activities, whether they are treated as an individual rather than managed as a group, and whether the home has made a plan for end-of-life care. Our review data shows that resident happiness appears in 27.1% of positive family reviews, and activities in 21.4%. The Good Practice evidence base is clear that tailored one-to-one activities, not just group programmes, are essential for people with dementia who may not be able to join a group session. Because no detail was published from the desk review, you need to ask specifically about what happens for your parent on a quiet Tuesday afternoon when they are not feeling sociable.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review identified Montessori-based and everyday task-based activity approaches as particularly effective for people with dementia, because they draw on long-term memory and provide a sense of purpose. Group-only activity programmes tend to exclude people with more advanced dementia.","watch_out":"Ask the activity coordinator to describe what would happen for your parent on a day when they did not want to join a group session. Find out whether there is a named member of staff responsible for one-to-one engagement, and ask to see the activity records from last week, not the planned schedule."}
Is the home well-led?
{"found":"The home was rated Good for well-led at its May 2023 inspection. A named registered manager, Mrs Felicia Bumbas, and a nominated individual, Ms Amanda Jayne Robinson, are in post. The July 2023 desk review found no evidence requiring a reassessment of this rating. No specific detail about management visibility, staff culture, or governance processes was recorded in the published findings.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Having a named registered manager in post is a basic requirement, and the Good rating confirms inspectors found no significant concerns about how the home is led. However, our review data shows that management quality appears in 23.4% of positive family reviews, and what families actually notice is whether the manager is visible on the floor, whether staff seem settled and supported, and whether complaints are taken seriously. The Good Practice evidence base is clear that leadership stability is one of the strongest predictors of quality trajectory in a care home: homes where the manager stays tend to improve, and homes where managers change frequently tend to decline. It is worth asking how long the current manager has been in post, and what has changed in the senior team over the past year.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University evidence review found that leadership stability is one of the strongest predictors of sustained care quality. Frequent management changes are associated with deteriorating staff morale, higher agency use, and increased safeguarding concerns.","watch_out":"Ask the registered manager directly how long they have been in their current role, and whether there have been any significant changes to the senior nursing or care team in the past 12 months. Also ask how staff can raise concerns if they are worried about something, and whether there is a recent example of a complaint that led to a change in practice."}
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 provides specialist support for residents with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments.. Gaps or open questions remain on For residents living with dementia, the stable staff team means familiar faces and consistent routines. The team understands how to support residents through different stages of their condition. — 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.
DCC Family Score
Kings Bromley Care Home holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a solid foundation. However, because this Family View is based on a desk review rather than a full on-site inspection, the evidence behind each theme is general rather than specific, so scores reflect confirmed rating status without detailed observational evidence.
Homes in West Midlands typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families talk about finding their relatives content here, with some noticing real improvements in health after moving in. The activities programme keeps residents engaged throughout the day, though what works varies from person to person.
What inspectors have recorded
What stands out here is how many staff have stayed long-term, building up real knowledge of each resident. Families particularly value the compassionate support during end-of-life care, with staff providing gentle care for residents and emotional support for relatives through bereavement.
How it sits against good practice
Families can visit throughout the day and into the evening, finding the same standard of care whenever they drop by.
Worth a visit
Kings Bromley Care Home, in Kings Bromley near Burton on Trent, was assessed in May 2023 and rated Good across all five domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. The rating has been stable, and a follow-up desk review in July 2023 found no evidence to change that assessment. The home is registered to care for 55 people, including those living with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments, and has a named registered manager and nominated individual in post. The main limitation of this report is that the July 2023 assessment was a desk review rather than a full on-site inspection, so inspectors did not record detailed observations of staff interactions, food quality, activity programmes, or the physical environment. A Good rating is a meaningful baseline, but it tells you less than a full inspection would. When you visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not the template), walk through the dementia unit at a quieter time of day, and speak to the registered manager about how the team is trained to support people with dementia. These visits will tell you things no published report can.
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In Their Own Words
How Kings Bromley Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where experienced staff bring comfort through life's final chapter
Kings Bromley Care Home – Expert Care in Burton On Trent
When you're looking for care in Burton On Trent, the hardest part is often knowing who you can trust with your loved one's wellbeing. Kings Bromley Care Home has built something increasingly rare in care — a team of staff who've been there for years, getting to know residents properly. That continuity matters, especially when families are navigating difficult times.
Who they care for
The home provides specialist support for residents with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and sensory impairments.
For residents living with dementia, the stable staff team means familiar faces and consistent routines. The team understands how to support residents through different stages of their condition.
Management & ethos
What stands out here is how many staff have stayed long-term, building up real knowledge of each resident. Families particularly value the compassionate support during end-of-life care, with staff providing gentle care for residents and emotional support for relatives through bereavement.
The home & environment
The home maintains good cleanliness standards throughout — something families particularly appreciate given how busy a care environment can be. While some visitors have found the building itself quite traditional, others describe peaceful surroundings.
“Families can visit throughout the day and into the evening, finding the same standard of care whenever they drop by.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
