Dementia Care Home

Mayfield Care Home

Beaufort Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3WR

Residential homes

At a Glance

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

DCC Family Score
68/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff55 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”55%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds24
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2019-12-25

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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

Visitors frequently comment on the welcoming atmosphere created by staff who engage warmly with both residents and their families. People notice their relatives seem happier and more socially connected, with opportunities to form friendships with other residents.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth55
  • Compassion & dignity55
  • Cleanliness55
  • Activities & engagement50
  • Food quality50
  • Healthcare55
  • Management & leadership60
  • Resident happiness55
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-12-25

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for safety at its October 2020 inspection. The published text does not include specific observations about staffing ratios, medicines management, falls records, or infection control practices. A monitoring review in July 2023 found no evidence of concerns requiring reassessment. The home supports people with dementia and a range of other conditions across 24 beds, which means safe practice at night and consistent staffing are particularly important considerations.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for effectiveness at its October 2020 inspection. The published text does not describe care plan content, training records, GP access arrangements, or food quality in any detail. The home's specialism includes dementia care, which requires specific trained approaches to assessment and care planning beyond general residential practice. No specific evidence of dementia training or care plan review processes is included in the available findings.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for caring at its October 2020 inspection. The published text includes no inspector observations of staff interactions, no resident or relative quotes, and no descriptions of how dignity and privacy are maintained in practice. The caring domain is where families feel most confident or most concerned, and it is the area of greatest limitation in this report.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for responsiveness at its October 2020 inspection. The published text does not describe the activity programme, one-to-one engagement, how individual preferences are recorded, or how the home supports people at the end of life. The home accepts residents with dementia and mental health conditions, where meaningful activity and individual engagement are particularly important for wellbeing.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The home was rated Good for leadership at its October 2020 inspection. A registered manager, Miss Nadia Carney, and a nominated individual, Mr Muddasser Kafait Hussain, are named in the inspection record, indicating a clear formal leadership structure. The July 2023 monitoring review found no evidence of concerns requiring reassessment of the Good rating. The published text does not describe management visibility, staff culture, how concerns are raised and acted on, or how the home has developed since the 2020 inspection.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65 with a range of needs including sensory impairments, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and dementia. For residents living with dementia, staff work to maintain social connections and engagement. The home has experience supporting people through different stages of dementia alongside other complex needs. 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.

68/ 100

DCC Family Score

Mayfield Care Home holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, but the published report contains very limited specific detail, observations, or testimony, meaning scores reflect the rating grade rather than rich supporting evidence. Families should treat this as a starting point and gather further detail directly from the home.

Homes in North West typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Visitors frequently comment on the welcoming atmosphere created by staff who engage warmly with both residents and their families. People notice their relatives seem happier and more socially connected, with opportunities to form friendships with other residents.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Care staff are often described as attentive to residents' needs, maintaining personal hygiene standards and coordinating medical visits. The visiting system requires advance booking, which some families find helps them plan their visits.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

Every family's care journey is unique, and visiting Mayfield can help you understand if it feels right for your loved one.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Mayfield Care Home on Beaufort Road in Sale was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last full inspection in October 2020, with a monitoring review in July 2023 finding no evidence to change that rating. The home is a 24-bed residential home supporting people over and under 65 with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. A registered manager and nominated individual are named in the record, indicating a stable leadership structure. The main limitation of this report for families is the absence of specific detail: no inspector observations, no resident or relative quotes, and no descriptions of day-to-day life are included in the published text. A Good rating is a meaningful baseline, but it tells you little about what it actually feels like to live here. Before making a decision, visit during a weekday and ask to see last week's staffing rota, the activity schedule, and a sample care plan. Pay attention to how staff speak to your parent during the visit, whether residents appear settled, and whether the environment feels calm and well maintained.

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In Their Own Words

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

What Mayfield Care Home says about itself

Where care staff bring warmth to daily life in Sale

Mayfield Care Home – Your Trusted residential home

When someone you love needs care, you want them to feel valued and connected. Mayfield Care Home in Sale supports residents with various needs, including dementia and physical disabilities. Families often mention the friendly welcome they receive and the genuine warmth shown by care staff who take time to know each resident as an individual.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65 with a range of needs including sensory impairments, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and dementia.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, staff work to maintain social connections and engagement. The home has experience supporting people through different stages of dementia alongside other complex needs.

    “Every family's care journey is unique, and visiting Mayfield can help you understand if it feels right 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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