Dementia Care Home

Manor Park Care Home

3 Ellenborough Park North, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1XH

Nursing homes

At a Glance

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

DCC Family Score
74/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds68
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions
  • Last inspected2023-04-15

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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 warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness72
  • Activities & engagement65
  • Food quality65
  • Healthcare70
  • Management & leadership78
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2023-04-15

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the March 2023 inspection, representing an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating. This domain covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, and how the home responds to risk. The published inspection summary does not include specific observations about night staffing ratios, falls management, or agency staff use for this 68-bed home. A Good rating here indicates inspectors did not identify significant safety concerns at the time of the visit.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the March 2023 inspection. This domain covers training, care planning, healthcare access, nutrition, and how well staff understand and meet individual needs. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which sets an expectation of specific competence in this area. The published inspection text does not include detail about dementia training content, GP visiting frequency, or how care plans are structured and reviewed.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the March 2023 inspection. This domain covers how staff treat the people they support, including dignity, respect, privacy, and whether people feel heard and valued. It is the domain most closely linked to the day-to-day experience of living in the home. The published inspection summary does not include direct observations of staff interactions, descriptions of how staff address residents, or quotes from residents or relatives about their experience.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the March 2023 inspection. This domain covers whether the home tailors its care and activities to individuals, how it handles complaints, and whether it supports people at the end of life. The home specialises in both dementia and mental health conditions, which requires a genuinely individualised approach to engagement and daily life. The published inspection summary does not include any description of the activities programme, examples of individual engagement, or detail about end-of-life planning.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The Well-led domain was rated Good at the March 2023 inspection, improving from the previous Requires Improvement rating. The home has two named registered managers, a nominated individual, and a clearly identified provider organisation, Manor Park Care Limited. Good Practice research identifies leadership stability as one of the strongest predictors of care quality trajectory. The published inspection text does not include information about how long the current managers have been in post, how staff are supported to raise concerns, or what governance systems are in place.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home specialises in caring for people living with dementia and mental health conditions. They welcome both younger adults under 65 and older residents, providing support tailored to different life stages and care requirements. Staff at Manor Park work with residents living with dementia, focusing on individual needs and wellbeing. The team's approach to dementia care forms a central part of their daily practice. 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.

74/ 100

DCC Family Score

Manor Park Nursing Home scores 74 out of 100, reflecting a genuine improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating to a solid Good across all five inspection domains. The score is held back slightly because the published inspection text provides limited specific detail, meaning several important areas for families cannot be fully verified from the report alone.

Homes in South West typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Manor Park Nursing Home, at 3 Ellenborough Park North in Weston-super-Mare, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last assessment in March 2023, with the report published in April 2023. This is a meaningful improvement on its previous Requires Improvement rating and covers a 68-bed nursing home specialising in dementia, mental health conditions, and care for adults of all ages over 65. Having named, registered managers in post and a nominated individual on record is a positive structural indicator that leadership accountability is in place. The main limitation for families reading this report is that the published inspection text is brief and provides very little specific detail. Inspectors did not record observable moments such as staff using residents' preferred names, descriptions of how mealtimes run, or examples of how people with dementia are supported individually. This does not mean these things are absent, but it does mean you cannot verify them from the report alone. On a visit, ask to see the actual staffing rota for last week, including overnight shifts, and ask the manager how frequently care plans are reviewed and whether families are invited to those reviews.

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In Their Own Words

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

What Manor Park Care Home says about itself

Specialist dementia support in a Weston Super Mare setting

Manor Park Nursing Home – Expert Care in Weston Super Mare

Manor Park Nursing Home in Weston Super Mare provides residential care with particular expertise in dementia support. The home cares for adults both under and over 65, including those living with mental health conditions. Families considering Manor Park will want to visit and see firsthand how the team supports residents with complex care needs.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home specialises in caring for people living with dementia and mental health conditions. They welcome both younger adults under 65 and older residents, providing support tailored to different life stages and care requirements.

    How they describe their dementia care

    Staff at Manor Park work with residents living with dementia, focusing on individual needs and wellbeing. The team's approach to dementia care forms a central part of their daily practice.

    “Getting to know any care home properly means spending time there and meeting the people who'll be caring 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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