Dementia Care Home

Park House

Tyringham, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9ES

Residential homes

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

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds35
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2020-03-17

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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 staff who don't just provide care but genuinely connect with residents. They notice how carers take time for proper chats, how even the cleaning staff stop to interact, and how everyone works together to create a supportive environment.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement65
  • Food quality65
  • Healthcare68
  • Management & leadership72
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2020-03-17

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    Park House was rated Good for Safe at its February 2020 inspection. This domain covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, and how the home responds to accidents and incidents. The published report does not include specific observations about staffing ratios, night cover, or how incidents are logged and acted upon. No concerns were raised in this domain, and a monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence of deterioration. The home has been registered continuously without any dormancy periods.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    Park House was rated Good for Effective at its February 2020 inspection. This domain covers the quality and currency of care plans, staff training (including dementia-specific training), healthcare access such as GP and specialist referrals, and food and nutrition. Dementia is listed as a formal specialism of the home. The published report does not include specific detail about training programmes, care plan content, or how the home monitors health outcomes. No concerns were identified.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    Park House was rated Good for Caring at its February 2020 inspection. This domain covers staff warmth, respect for dignity and privacy, and support for residents' independence. The published report does not include specific inspector observations of staff interactions, quotes from residents or relatives, or examples of how dignity was upheld in practice. No concerns were raised.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    Park House was rated Good for Responsive at its February 2020 inspection. This domain covers whether care is tailored to individual needs, the range and quality of activities, how the home handles complaints, and end-of-life care planning. The published report does not describe the activities programme, individual engagement approaches, or how the home supports residents who cannot participate in group activities. No concerns were identified.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    Park House was rated Good for Well-led at its February 2020 inspection. The registered manager is Mr Thomas Edward Broadway, and the home is run by Tyringham Care Limited. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence requiring reassessment of the rating. The published report does not describe the management culture, staff empowerment, governance systems, or how the home handles complaints and incidents in specific detail. No concerns were raised.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    Park House provides residential care for people over 65, including those living with dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments. For residents living with dementia, the home's approach centres on maintaining dignity and respect, even when behaviour becomes challenging. 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

Park House holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a solid baseline, but the published report contains very little specific detail. Scores reflect the Good rating with appropriate caution given the age of the inspection and the absence of direct observations, quotes, or detailed evidence.

Homes in South East typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe staff who don't just provide care but genuinely connect with residents. They notice how carers take time for proper chats, how even the cleaning staff stop to interact, and how everyone works together to create a supportive environment.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

The staff here stay in touch with families in ways that matter — not just formal updates but the kind of informal chats that help everyone feel involved. When residents show challenging behaviour, the team responds with patience and understanding rather than frustration.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

What stands out here is how the whole team — from carers to kitchen staff — seems to work from the same playbook of kindness.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Park House in Tyringham, Newport Pagnell was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last inspection in February 2020. The home is registered to care for up to 35 people, including those living with dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. A registered manager is named and in post, and a monitoring review carried out in July 2023 found no evidence requiring a change to the rating. The main uncertainty here is the age of the inspection: the last full assessment took place in early 2020, which means the published findings are now over five years old. The report available to us contains very little specific detail about what inspectors actually observed inside the home. Before making a decision, visit in person, ask to see the current staffing rota, request the most recent activity schedule, and ask how the home communicates with families when something changes with your parent.

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In Their Own Words

How Park House describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Park House says about itself

Where respect runs through every interaction, every day

Residential home in Newport Pagnell: True Peace of Mind

When families describe Park House in Newport Pagnell, they talk about something rare — how every single person working there seems to share the same values. From the care staff to the kitchen team, there's a consistency in how residents are treated that families notice and remember.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    Park House provides residential care for people over 65, including those living with dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, the home's approach centres on maintaining dignity and respect, even when behaviour becomes challenging.

    “What stands out here is how the whole team — from carers to kitchen staff — seems to work from the same playbook of kindness.”

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

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