Stanfield House Nursing Home

What families say

Families describe finding comfort in how attentive the staff are with their loved ones. There's talk of employees who really dedicate themselves to residents, especially during those final precious months when emotional support matters most. The atmosphere feels warm rather than clinical, with residents treated as individuals who deserve respect and kindness.

Based on 17 Google reviews · 0 reviews on carehome.co.uk · most recent 2026-04-10

The eight family priority themes

• Staff warmth70
• Compassion & dignity70
• Cleanliness65
• Activities & engagement85
• Food quality60
• Healthcare65
• Management & leadership85
• Resident happiness72

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-06-15 · Report published 2019-06-15 · Inspected 1 times in the last three years

• Is this home safe?

  Good

  {"found":"The Safe domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This means inspectors were satisfied that risks were managed, medicines were handled appropriately, and staffing was sufficient at the time. No specific concerns were raised. The published summary does not reproduce detail on falls management, infection control practice, or night staffing ratios, so these cannot be verified from the available text alone.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good Safe rating is reassuring as a baseline, but it is now over five years old. Good Practice research from the IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University evidence review (61 studies, 2026) identifies night staffing as the point where safety most commonly slips, particularly in homes with dementia residents who may be awake and distressed overnight. With 41 beds and a dementia specialism, the night staffing question is especially relevant for your parent. Our review data shows that families rarely think to ask about nights until something goes wrong. Ask before your parent moves in.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence base identifies consistent, permanent night staffing as one of the strongest predictors of safe care for people with dementia. Agency reliance at night is associated with missed observations and slower response to distress.","watch_out":"Ask the manager: how many permanent carers and how many qualified nurses are on duty overnight, and how often agency staff cover night shifts? Request to see last month's actual rota, not a staffing template."}

  Verified by inspectorMentioned, not assessed

• Is the care effective?

  Good

  {"found":"The Effective domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This indicates inspectors were satisfied that staff had the knowledge and skills to meet residents' needs, that care plans were in place, and that healthcare access was adequate. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which raises the bar for what Good means here. The published summary does not reproduce specific detail on care plan content, GP access arrangements, or dementia training curriculum.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good Effective rating means the basics were in place at inspection: staff training, care planning, and healthcare access. For a home that specialises in dementia, the detail that matters most is whether care plans are genuinely personalised, reviewed regularly, and updated when your parent's needs change. The Good Practice evidence base is clear that care plans function as living documents only when families are actively included in reviews. Our review data shows that 20.2% of positive family reviews specifically mention healthcare responsiveness. Ask how the home would involve you if your parent's needs changed significantly.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University review found that dementia training quality, not just completion, predicts care outcomes. Homes where staff can describe how to interpret non-verbal communication from a person with advanced dementia consistently outperform those where training is tick-box only.","watch_out":"Ask the manager what dementia training staff complete, and then ask a carer on the unit to describe how they know when a resident with advanced dementia is in pain or distress. The answer will tell you far more than any training certificate."}

  Verified by inspector

• Is this home caring?

  Good

  {"found":"The Caring domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This requires inspectors to find evidence that staff treat residents with kindness, respect their dignity, and support their independence. The published summary does not reproduce specific observations, quotes from residents or relatives, or examples of how dignity was maintained in practice. A Good rather than Outstanding rating in Caring is worth noting: the home's strongest performance was in Responsive and Well-led.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Staff warmth is the single biggest driver of positive family reviews in our data, mentioned in 57.3% of positive reviews, and compassion and dignity follow closely at 55.2%. A Good Caring rating means inspectors were satisfied, but it is the domain where the gap between a written rating and daily lived experience is widest. The warmth your parent experiences will depend on the specific people on shift that day, their permanence, and how the culture of the home has been maintained since 2019. Good Practice research is clear that non-verbal communication matters as much as verbal for people with dementia: a carer who makes eye contact, crouches to resident level, and moves without hurry is doing something that a rating cannot fully capture. Observe this yourself on a visit.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review found that person-led care requires staff to know each individual's history, preferences, and communication style. Homes where staff can recall personal details without consulting a file score consistently higher on family satisfaction measures.","watch_out":"When you visit, notice whether staff address residents by their preferred name without checking a board or file, and watch whether they pause and make eye contact before starting any task. These small behaviours are the most reliable indicator of genuine warmth that you can observe in a short visit."}

  Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded

• Is the home responsive?

  Outstanding

  {"found":"The Responsive domain was rated Outstanding at the February 2019 inspection. This is the home's strongest domain and is the rating that most directly answers the question of whether your parent will have a meaningful life here. An Outstanding Responsive rating requires inspectors to find specific, concrete evidence that care and activities are tailored to individuals, that the home responds to changing needs quickly, and that people's preferences, histories, and identities shape their daily experience. The published summary does not reproduce specific examples, but the rating itself carries significant evidential weight.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Activities and engagement account for 21.4% of positive family reviews in our data, and resident happiness for 27.1%. An Outstanding Responsive rating is awarded to fewer than one in ten care homes and strongly suggests that at the time of inspection, your parent would not simply have been managed but genuinely engaged. Good Practice research shows that Montessori-based approaches, everyday household tasks, and one-to-one engagement for people who cannot join group activities are the markers of truly individualised practice. The key question now, given the age of this inspection, is whether the same approach is still in place and whether the staff who delivered it are still there.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review found that tailored one-to-one activities, particularly for people with advanced dementia who cannot participate in group settings, are among the strongest predictors of resident wellbeing and reduced distress behaviours.","watch_out":"Ask the activities coordinator to describe what a typical Tuesday looks like for a resident with moderate dementia who does not enjoy group sessions. If they can give you a specific, individualised answer rather than describing the group programme, that is a strong signal the Outstanding approach has been maintained."}

  Verified by inspector

• Is the home well-led?

  Outstanding

  {"found":"The Well-led domain was rated Outstanding at the February 2019 inspection. This requires inspectors to find evidence of stable, visible leadership, a positive culture where staff can speak up, effective governance and oversight, and continuous improvement. A named registered manager, Mrs Judy Hillbrook, and a nominated individual, Mrs Kim Lara Rogerson, are recorded. An Outstanding Well-led rating is the strongest predictor of sustained quality across all other domains.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Management and leadership account for 23.4% of positive family reviews in our data. Good Practice research is consistent that leadership stability is the single strongest predictor of a home's quality trajectory: when a good manager stays, standards tend to hold; when they leave, they often drop before the next inspection catches up. This home earned Outstanding for leadership in 2019, which is genuinely significant. The uncertainty is whether the same manager remains in post, and whether the culture she built has been maintained through five years of change, including the pandemic period that fell entirely within this inspection gap.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett University review identified management continuity as a primary driver of sustained care quality. Homes with frequent manager turnover showed measurable declines in staff confidence, care plan quality, and family communication even when ratings had not yet changed.","watch_out":"Ask specifically whether Mrs Judy Hillbrook is still the registered manager, and if not, how long the current manager has been in post. Then ask what the biggest change the home has made in the past two years has been and what prompted it. A manager who can answer that question confidently and specifically is one who is actively leading rather than simply maintaining."}

  Verified by inspector

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 Stanfield provides nursing care for adults of all ages, including younger people with physical disabilities. They also support residents living with dementia.. Gaps or open questions remain on For families dealing with dementia, the home's focus on treating each person with dignity and individual attention could be particularly important. — areas worth probing directly during a visit.