Spring Tree Rest Home
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 beds30
- SpecialismsDementia
- Last inspected2022-03-24
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth70
- Compassion & dignity70
- Cleanliness70
- Activities & engagement65
- Food quality65
- Healthcare68
- Management & leadership72
- Resident happiness68
What inspectors found
Inspected 2022-03-24
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The Effective domain was rated Good at the July 2024 assessment. This domain covers how well the home understands and meets each person's needs, including care planning, dementia training, access to GPs and other health professionals, and nutrition. The published summary does not contain specific detail about the content of care plans, how frequently they are reviewed, or what dementia training staff receive. The home holds a formal dementia specialism, which means it is expected to demonstrate particular knowledge and skill in this area.Is this home caring?
The Caring domain was rated Good at the July 2024 assessment. This domain covers how staff treat the people who live at the home: whether they are kind and patient, whether they respect privacy and dignity, and whether they support people to make their own choices. No direct quotes from residents or relatives are recorded in the available published summary, and no specific inspector observations about staff interactions are included. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied with what they saw, but the published detail is limited.Is the home responsive?
The Responsive domain was rated Good at the July 2024 assessment. This domain covers whether the home meets each person's individual needs, including activities, engagement, and planning for end of life. The published summary does not include detail about the activities programme, whether one-to-one engagement is provided for people who cannot join groups, or how end-of-life wishes are recorded and honoured. The home is registered for 30 residents with a dementia specialism, which means it should have thought carefully about how to engage people at different stages of dementia.Is the home well-led?
The Well-led domain was rated Good at the July 2024 assessment. A named registered manager, Mrs Emma Louise Sothers, is recorded as being in post. The home is run by Dr Rais Ahmed Rajput and Mrs Emma Louise Sothers as joint providers. The previous Requires Improvement rating means the leadership team has had to demonstrate meaningful improvement to reach the current Good rating, which is a positive indicator of accountability and responsiveness. The published summary does not include detail about management visibility, staff culture, or how concerns and complaints are handled.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home specialises in dementia care, supporting residents who need dedicated memory care services. Spring Tree focuses on caring for people at different stages of their dementia journey. The home provides specialist dementia support in a residential setting. 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
Spring Tree Rest Home scores 72 out of 100, reflecting a solid Good rating across all five inspection domains and a meaningful improvement from its previous Requires Improvement status. The score is held back by the limited detail available in the published summary, which makes it difficult to verify specific practices around activities, food, and night staffing.
Homes in West Midlands typically score 68–82.Worth a visit
Spring Tree Rest Home, on Watling Street in Tamworth, was assessed in July 2024 and rated Good across all five inspection domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a meaningful result because the home previously held a Requires Improvement rating, meaning inspectors have seen enough genuine change to award Good across the board. The home is registered for 30 residents and holds a formal dementia specialism. A named registered manager is in post. The honest limitation of this report is that the published summary contains very little specific detail: no direct quotes from residents or relatives, no observations of staff interactions, and no specifics about activities, food, or night staffing. A Good rating is encouraging, but it tells you the floor has been raised, not exactly how high. When you visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not just the template), sit in during a mealtime, and watch how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal areas. The quality of those everyday moments is what the inspection rating cannot fully capture.
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In Their Own Words
How Spring Tree Rest Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Dementia care home near the heart of Tamworth
Spring Tree Rest Home – Your Trusted residential home
Spring Tree Rest Home sits in Tamworth, offering dementia care services in the West Midlands. This care home provides specialist support for people living with dementia. Families considering Spring Tree will want to arrange a visit to see the facilities and meet the team.
Who they care for
The home specialises in dementia care, supporting residents who need dedicated memory care services.
Spring Tree focuses on caring for people at different stages of their dementia journey. The home provides specialist dementia support in a residential setting.
“Getting to know a care home properly takes time, so booking a visit to Spring Tree gives families the chance to ask questions and see everything firsthand.”
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
Spring Tree Rest Home scores 72 out of 100, reflecting a solid Good rating across all five inspection domains and a meaningful improvement from its previous Requires Improvement status. The score is held back by the limited detail available in the published summary, which makes it difficult to verify specific practices around activities, food, and night staffing.
Homes in West Midlands typically score 68–82.Worth a visit
Spring Tree Rest Home, on Watling Street in Tamworth, was assessed in July 2024 and rated Good across all five inspection domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a meaningful result because the home previously held a Requires Improvement rating, meaning inspectors have seen enough genuine change to award Good across the board. The home is registered for 30 residents and holds a formal dementia specialism. A named registered manager is in post. The honest limitation of this report is that the published summary contains very little specific detail: no direct quotes from residents or relatives, no observations of staff interactions, and no specifics about activities, food, or night staffing. A Good rating is encouraging, but it tells you the floor has been raised, not exactly how high. When you visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not just the template), sit in during a mealtime, and watch how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal areas. The quality of those everyday moments is what the inspection rating cannot fully capture.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Spring Tree Rest Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Spring Tree Rest Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Dementia care home near the heart of Tamworth
Spring Tree Rest Home – Your Trusted residential home
Spring Tree Rest Home sits in Tamworth, offering dementia care services in the West Midlands. This care home provides specialist support for people living with dementia. Families considering Spring Tree will want to arrange a visit to see the facilities and meet the team.
Who they care for
The home specialises in dementia care, supporting residents who need dedicated memory care services.
Spring Tree focuses on caring for people at different stages of their dementia journey. The home provides specialist dementia support in a residential setting.
“Getting to know a care home properly takes time, so booking a visit to Spring Tree gives families the chance to ask questions and see everything firsthand.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
