Dementia Care Home

Manor View Care Home

19 Manor Road, Doncaster, Yorkshire, DN7 6BH

Nursing 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

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”65%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds49
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2022-07-01

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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 an atmosphere where staff really engage with residents, not just during care tasks but in those small moments that matter. The home maintains a clean, homely feel rather than feeling institutional, and staff seem to understand the importance of keeping families involved in their loved ones' daily lives.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement62
  • Food quality60
  • Healthcare68
  • Management & leadership45
  • Resident happiness65
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2022-07-01

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the March 2025 inspection. The home is registered as a nursing home for up to 49 people, covering a wide range of needs including dementia, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities. The published report does not include specific narrative on staffing levels, medicines management, or falls data. No immediate safety concerns were recorded. The improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating suggests that earlier safety issues have been addressed, though the detail of what changed is not available in the published findings.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the March 2025 inspection. The home covers nursing care, dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment, all of which require specific staff competencies. The published report does not include detail on care plan quality, GP access arrangements, medication management outcomes, or the content of dementia training. No concerns were recorded in this domain. The Good rating suggests inspectors were satisfied with the overall standard of practice, but the absence of narrative means specific strengths cannot be confirmed from the published findings alone.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the March 2025 inspection. This domain covers how staff treat the people who live at the home: their warmth, their respect for privacy and dignity, and how well they support independence. The published report does not include narrative observations, direct quotes from residents or relatives, or specific examples of caring interactions. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied with the standard observed. No concerns about dignity or respect were recorded.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the March 2025 inspection. This domain covers how well the home adapts to individual needs, including activities, engagement, and end-of-life care. The home's registered specialisms include dementia, mental health conditions, and sensory impairment, all of which require tailored rather than generic responses. The published report does not include detail on the activity programme, one-to-one engagement, or how the home supports people who cannot participate in group activities. No concerns were recorded in this domain.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    The Well-led domain was rated Requires Improvement at the March 2025 inspection. This is the only domain where inspectors found the home falling short of the Good standard. The home is run by Laso Health Care Ltd, with a registered manager and a nominated individual both named on the registration. The published report does not include detail on what specific governance or management concerns were identified. The overall rating remains Good because the other four domains were rated Good, but the leadership finding is significant and has not yet been resolved.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home supports residents with sensory impairments, dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities, caring for both younger adults under 65 and older residents. They're equipped to handle complex care needs across different age groups. For residents living with dementia, the home combines their specialist knowledge with an approach that values maintaining connections with family and keeping life feeling as normal as possible. 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

Manor View Care Home scores 72 out of 100, reflecting a broadly positive picture across care and staffing, tempered by a Requires Improvement rating for leadership and governance that means some important oversight questions remain unanswered for families.

Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe an atmosphere where staff really engage with residents, not just during care tasks but in those small moments that matter. The home maintains a clean, homely feel rather than feeling institutional, and staff seem to understand the importance of keeping families involved in their loved ones' daily lives.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Staff demonstrate real warmth in their approach, from care workers through to management. There's been one serious concern raised about supervision during mobility support that families will want to discuss directly with the home.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

If you're considering Manor View, it's worth visiting to see how their approach might work for your family member's specific needs.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Manor View Care Home in Doncaster was assessed in March 2025 and rated Good overall, an improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement. Inspectors rated the home Good across four of the five domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, and Responsive. This upward trend is encouraging and suggests the home has made genuine progress since its earlier difficulties. However, the Well-led domain was rated Requires Improvement at this inspection, which means inspectors identified concerns about governance, oversight, or management practice that had not been fully resolved. The published report also contains very limited narrative detail, which makes it difficult to give you a full picture of day-to-day life here. Before making a decision, visit the home during a weekday afternoon, ask to meet the registered manager, and request a straight answer on night staffing ratios and how the home is addressing the leadership concerns inspectors raised.

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In Their Own Words

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

What Manor View Care Home says about itself

Where genuine warmth meets practical support for complex care needs

Dedicated nursing home Support in Doncaster

Manor View Care Home in Doncaster understands that finding the right place for someone with multiple care needs isn't just about ticking boxes — it's about finding somewhere that feels genuinely welcoming. This home specialises in supporting people with dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities, bringing together practical expertise with the kind of everyday warmth that helps residents feel at ease.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home supports residents with sensory impairments, dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities, caring for both younger adults under 65 and older residents. They're equipped to handle complex care needs across different age groups.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, the home combines their specialist knowledge with an approach that values maintaining connections with family and keeping life feeling as normal as possible.

    “If you're considering Manor View, it's worth visiting to see how their approach might work for your family member's specific needs.”

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

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