Dearne Hall care home, Rotherham
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds48
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia
- Last inspected2022-11-15
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Families describe staff who are consistently friendly and caring in their daily interactions. There's a real sense that residents feel comfortable here, with relatives noting how positively their loved ones speak about the home.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity72
- Cleanliness72
- Activities & engagement65
- Food quality60
- Healthcare65
- Management & leadership75
- Resident happiness70
What inspectors found
Inspected 2022-11-15
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The Effective domain is rated Good, covering care planning, staff training, dementia expertise, healthcare access and nutrition. Dementia is listed as a specialism, meaning the home holds itself out as equipped for this group — and inspectors did not find evidence to contradict that. Previous Requires Improvement status across the service means care planning was likely an area that needed work, now resolved. No specifics about GP access arrangements, dementia training content or food quality are available in the published summary.Is this home caring?
The Caring domain is rated Good, covering staff warmth, dignity, respect, privacy and supporting independence. This is consistently the domain families weight most heavily — our review data shows staff warmth and compassion account for over 57% and 55% respectively of what drives positive family satisfaction. Inspectors were satisfied that the standard of care interaction met the Good threshold. However, no direct quotes from residents or relatives are available in the published summary, and no specific observations from inspectors about hallway interactions, mealtimes or response to distress are included.Is the home responsive?
The Responsive domain is rated Good, covering meaningful activities, individual engagement, end-of-life planning, and family involvement. This domain asks whether your parent will have a life here — not just be kept safe and clean. The Good rating implies inspectors were satisfied that activities were offered, individual preferences were considered, and complaints were handled appropriately. No specific detail about activity programmes, one-to-one engagement for people who cannot join groups, or family communication frequency is available in the published text.Is the home well-led?
The Well-led domain is rated Good, which covers management visibility, culture, governance, staff support and learning from incidents. This is perhaps the most significant rating for Dearne Hall given its improvement from Requires Improvement — Well-led is the domain that drives all others, and its improvement to Good suggests genuine leadership change, not cosmetic compliance. Named leadership is confirmed: Registered Manager Mrs Joanna Rose Boswell and Nominated Individual Mr Daniel Ryan are in post. The home is part of Anchor Hanover Group, which provides organisational governance infrastructure. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no reason to alter the rating.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home welcomes adults of all ages, including younger people who need care support. They have experience caring for people living with dementia alongside their general residential services. For those living with dementia, the home's emphasis on warm, patient interactions could provide important reassurance. The team understands the value of consistent, caring relationships in dementia support. 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.
DCC Family Score
Dearne Hall has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five domains — a meaningful turnaround that suggests genuine progress. However, the published inspection text shared here contains limited specific detail, which means many scores reflect confirmed Good ratings rather than rich, observable evidence.
Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe staff who are consistently friendly and caring in their daily interactions. There's a real sense that residents feel comfortable here, with relatives noting how positively their loved ones speak about the home.
What inspectors have recorded
What stands out is how attentive the staff are to residents' needs. Family members have noticed the genuine warmth in how care is delivered, suggesting a team that values the dignity and wellbeing of everyone they support.
How it sits against good practice
While the available feedback is limited, the consistent theme of staff kindness suggests this could be worth exploring for families seeking compassionate care.
Worth a visit
Dearne Hall in Rotherham is rated Good across all five inspection domains — Safety, Effectiveness, Caring, Responsiveness and Well-led — following a previous rating of Requires Improvement. That improvement trajectory is significant: it means the service identified problems and fixed them to a standard that satisfied inspectors. Run by Anchor Hanover Group, a large national provider, the home has named leadership in place and supports up to 48 people, including those living with dementia and adults under 65. The July 2023 monitoring review found no reason to change the Good rating. The main limitation of this report is that the published inspection text available contains relatively limited specific detail — no resident or family quotes, no named observations from inspectors walking the corridors, and no specifics on food, activities, staffing ratios or night cover. A Good rating tells you the bar was cleared; it does not tell you how warmly. Before visiting, prepare three questions: how many staff are on the dementia unit after 8pm, what percentage of shifts are covered by agency workers, and what does a typical Tuesday afternoon look like for someone who can no longer join a group activity. The answers will tell you far more than the rating alone.
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In Their Own Words
How Dearne Hall care home, Rotherham describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Warmth and genuine care shine through in this Rotherham home
Dedicated residential home Support in Rotherham
When families share their experiences of Dearne Hall in Rotherham, one thing becomes clear — the staff here truly care about the people they look after. This care home provides support for adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia. While the feedback available is modest, what comes through is a consistent picture of kindness and attention to resident comfort.
Who they care for
The home welcomes adults of all ages, including younger people who need care support. They have experience caring for people living with dementia alongside their general residential services.
For those living with dementia, the home's emphasis on warm, patient interactions could provide important reassurance. The team understands the value of consistent, caring relationships in dementia support.
“While the available feedback is limited, the consistent theme of staff kindness suggests this could be worth exploring for families seeking compassionate care.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
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
Dearne Hall has improved from Requires Improvement to Good across all five domains — a meaningful turnaround that suggests genuine progress. However, the published inspection text shared here contains limited specific detail, which means many scores reflect confirmed Good ratings rather than rich, observable evidence.
Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe staff who are consistently friendly and caring in their daily interactions. There's a real sense that residents feel comfortable here, with relatives noting how positively their loved ones speak about the home.
What inspectors have recorded
What stands out is how attentive the staff are to residents' needs. Family members have noticed the genuine warmth in how care is delivered, suggesting a team that values the dignity and wellbeing of everyone they support.
How it sits against good practice
While the available feedback is limited, the consistent theme of staff kindness suggests this could be worth exploring for families seeking compassionate care.
Worth a visit
Dearne Hall in Rotherham is rated Good across all five inspection domains — Safety, Effectiveness, Caring, Responsiveness and Well-led — following a previous rating of Requires Improvement. That improvement trajectory is significant: it means the service identified problems and fixed them to a standard that satisfied inspectors. Run by Anchor Hanover Group, a large national provider, the home has named leadership in place and supports up to 48 people, including those living with dementia and adults under 65. The July 2023 monitoring review found no reason to change the Good rating. The main limitation of this report is that the published inspection text available contains relatively limited specific detail — no resident or family quotes, no named observations from inspectors walking the corridors, and no specifics on food, activities, staffing ratios or night cover. A Good rating tells you the bar was cleared; it does not tell you how warmly. Before visiting, prepare three questions: how many staff are on the dementia unit after 8pm, what percentage of shifts are covered by agency workers, and what does a typical Tuesday afternoon look like for someone who can no longer join a group activity. The answers will tell you far more than the rating alone.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Dearne Hall care home, Rotherham measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Dearne Hall care home, Rotherham describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Warmth and genuine care shine through in this Rotherham home
Dedicated residential home Support in Rotherham
When families share their experiences of Dearne Hall in Rotherham, one thing becomes clear — the staff here truly care about the people they look after. This care home provides support for adults both under and over 65, including those living with dementia. While the feedback available is modest, what comes through is a consistent picture of kindness and attention to resident comfort.
Who they care for
The home welcomes adults of all ages, including younger people who need care support. They have experience caring for people living with dementia alongside their general residential services.
For those living with dementia, the home's emphasis on warm, patient interactions could provide important reassurance. The team understands the value of consistent, caring relationships in dementia support.
Management & ethos
What stands out is how attentive the staff are to residents' needs. Family members have noticed the genuine warmth in how care is delivered, suggesting a team that values the dignity and wellbeing of everyone they support.
“While the available feedback is limited, the consistent theme of staff kindness suggests this could be worth exploring for families seeking compassionate care.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
