Dementia Care Home

Golden Park & Golden Manor Care Home

Greyhound Way, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST6 3LL

Nursing homes

At a Glance

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

DCC Family Score
62/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff62 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”55%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds101
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2025-05-13

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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 sit with residents during their final hours, holding hands when relatives can't be there. The team keeps distant families connected through regular updates and photos of seasonal activities, helping everyone feel involved even when visiting is difficult.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth62
  • Compassion & dignity62
  • Cleanliness55
  • Activities & engagement50
  • Food quality50
  • Healthcare60
  • Management & leadership65
  • Resident happiness55
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2025-05-13 Report published 2025-05-13

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good for safety at the inspection on 13 May 2025. The published report does not include specific detail on staffing ratios, falls management, medicines handling, or infection control at this 101-bed nursing home. Three registered managers and a nominated individual are named, which suggests a management structure is in place, but inspectors' specific observations are not available in the published version of the report. The Good rating confirms the home met the safety threshold at the time of the visit.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good for effectiveness at the May 2025 inspection. The home lists dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments as specialisms alongside nursing care, which requires staff to hold and apply a broad range of clinical knowledge. The published report does not include specific detail on care plan quality, dementia training content, GP access arrangements, or how food and nutrition are managed. The Good rating confirms the home met the effectiveness threshold at the time of the visit.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good for caring at the May 2025 inspection. The published report does not include direct inspector observations of staff interactions, resident or family quotes on warmth or dignity, or any evidence of how staff respond to distress or communicate with people who have limited verbal ability. The Good rating confirms the caring threshold was met at the time of the visit.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good for responsiveness at the May 2025 inspection. The home caters for people with a range of complex needs, including dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments, which means its activity and engagement provision needs to be adaptable and individually tailored. The published report does not include specific detail on the activities programme, one-to-one engagement, or how the home supports people who cannot participate in group activities. The Good rating confirms the responsiveness threshold was met.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good for well-led at the May 2025 inspection. The home has three named registered managers (Mrs Benedicta Delos Santos, Miss Katie Evans, and Mrs Rebecca Louise Tracey) alongside a nominated individual (Mr Aji Bhaskaran), which indicates a substantial management structure for a 101-bed home. The published report does not include specific detail on how the management team is experienced by staff or families, whether governance systems are robust, or how the home responds to complaints and incidents. The Good rating confirms the well-led threshold was met.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    Goldenpark supports adults of all ages with complex health needs, including physical disabilities, mental health conditions, and sensory impairments. The home provides specialist dementia care as part of its nursing services. Staff work with families to maintain connections and quality of life as conditions develop. 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.

62/ 100

DCC Family Score

Goldenpark Nursing Home was rated Good across all five inspection domains in May 2025, which is a positive baseline. However, the published report contains very limited detail on specific observations, quotes, or evidence, so scores reflect the Good rating rather than rich, specific inspection evidence.

Homes in West Midlands typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe staff who sit with residents during their final hours, holding hands when relatives can't be there. The team keeps distant families connected through regular updates and photos of seasonal activities, helping everyone feel involved even when visiting is difficult.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

The unit manager appears to take a personal approach, calling families when their relative first arrives to confirm they've settled in. Staff seem to maintain consistent presence, with families mentioning the same nurses and team members supporting them through difficult decisions.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

While one family expressed concerns about care and management, most describe a team that provides thoughtful support during life's hardest transitions.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Goldenpark Nursing Home, on Greyhound Way in Staffordshire, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its assessment on 13 May 2025. The home provides nursing care for up to 101 people and holds specialisms in dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments, making it one of the more complex homes in its area. A Good rating in every domain is a solid result and confirms the home was meeting required standards at the time inspectors visited. The main limitation of this report is that the published findings contain very little specific detail: no inspector observations, no resident or family quotes, and no data on staffing ratios, activities, or food quality. A Good rating tells you the threshold was met, but it does not tell you whether the home is warm, whether your parent would be known as an individual, or whether night staffing is adequate for a 101-bed nursing home. Before making a decision, visit at an unannounced time if possible, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota, ask how many registered nurses are on duty overnight, and spend time in a communal area observing how staff interact with the people who live there.

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In Their Own Words

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

What Golden Park & Golden Manor Care Home says about itself

Where families find comfort through life's most difficult moments

Compassionate Care in Staffordshire at Goldenpark Nursing Home

When families face the reality of a loved one needing round-the-clock nursing care, they often worry about maintaining dignity and connection. Goldenpark Nursing Home in Staffordshire provides specialist nursing support for people with complex needs, from physical disabilities to dementia. The care team here seems to understand that supporting families is just as important as caring for residents.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    Goldenpark supports adults of all ages with complex health needs, including physical disabilities, mental health conditions, and sensory impairments.

    How they describe their dementia care

    The home provides specialist dementia care as part of its nursing services. Staff work with families to maintain connections and quality of life as conditions develop.

    “While one family expressed concerns about care and management, most describe a team that provides thoughtful support during life's hardest transitions.”

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

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