Dementia Care Home

Blenheim Court Care Home

Elm Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S5 7TW

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 Staff55 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”50%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds44
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia
  • Last inspected2019-10-24

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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

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth55
  • Compassion & dignity55
  • Cleanliness55
  • Activities & engagement50
  • Food quality50
  • Healthcare55
  • Management & leadership40
  • Resident happiness50
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-10-24

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The most recent inspection rated Safe as Good, representing an improvement from what was previously a Requires Improvement position. The published findings do not contain specific inspector observations about staffing numbers, medicines management, falls prevention, or infection control practices at this home. The home is registered to provide nursing care across 44 beds, which means clinical safety oversight is especially important. No specific concerns are flagged in the available text, but neither is there detail to confirm what good safety looks like day to day here.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The inspection rated Effective as Good. The published findings do not include specific detail about care plan quality, GP access arrangements, dementia training content, or food and hydration practices. Despite dementia being listed as a registered specialism, there is no description in the available text of what dementia-specific training staff receive or how frequently care plans are reviewed. The improvement from Requires Improvement suggests the home addressed earlier shortcomings, but the basis for the Good rating cannot be verified from the published text alone.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The inspection rated Caring as Good. The published findings do not include direct inspector observations of staff interactions, resident testimony about how they feel treated, or specific examples of dignity and privacy being upheld. Staff warmth accounts for 57.3% of positive mentions in DCC family review data across more than 5,400 UK care homes, making it the single biggest driver of family satisfaction, yet the available inspection text provides no specific evidence on this theme for Blenheim Court. The Good rating is noted but cannot be contextualised further from the published text., The inspection rated Caring as Good. The published findings do not include direct inspector observations of staff interactions, resident testimony about how they feel treated, or specific examples of dignity and privacy being upheld. Staff warmth accounts for 57.3% of positive mentions in DCC family review data across more than 5,400 UK care homes, making it the single biggest driver of family satisfaction, yet the available inspection text provides no specific evidence on this theme for Blenheim Court. The Good rating is noted but cannot be contextualised further from the published text.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The inspection rated Responsive as Good. The published findings include no specific detail about the activities programme, individual engagement for people who cannot join group activities, end-of-life planning, or how the home responds to complaints and changing needs. For a home specialising in dementia care, responsiveness to individual preferences and the ability to adapt as a person's condition changes are especially important. The available inspection text does not provide the evidence needed to assess how well the home performs on these dimensions in practice.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    Well-led was rated Requires Improvement at the most recent inspection. This is the only domain that did not achieve a Good rating and is a significant finding for families to weigh carefully. The registered manager is Mrs Keeley Leanne Kennedy and the nominated individual is Mr Sivasubramaniam Surenkumar. The published findings do not detail what specific shortcomings led to the Requires Improvement rating or what the home has done in response. A Requires Improvement in Well-led can reflect issues with governance, record keeping, staff culture, auditing, or the ability of the service to sustain improvement independently.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home provides care for adults both over and under 65, with particular experience supporting people living with dementia. For those concerned about dementia care, Blenheim Court has experience supporting residents with this condition. The team understands that each person's journey with dementia is different and needs an individual approach. 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

Blenheim Court Care Home scores 62 out of 100. Four of five domains were rated Good at the most recent inspection, but Well-led received a Requires Improvement rating, which drags the overall family score down and raises questions about oversight and consistency that you should explore directly with the home.

Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Blenheim Court Care Home, on Elm Lane in Sheffield, was rated Good overall at its most recent inspection, published in September 2025. Four domains, Safe, Effective, Caring, and Responsive, were each rated Good. This is a meaningful improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, which suggests the home has worked to address earlier concerns. The home is a 44-bed nursing home registered to care for adults over and under 65, including people living with dementia, and is run by Logini Care Solutions Ltd with a named registered manager in post. The important caveat is that Well-led, the domain covering management, oversight, and organisational culture, was rated Requires Improvement. This matters because leadership quality is one of the strongest predictors of sustained care quality. The published inspection text available for this report is limited, which means many of the questions families rightly ask, about staffing levels, dementia training, food quality, activities, and night-time care, cannot be answered from the inspection alone. Before choosing this home for your parent, visit in person, speak to the registered manager about what the Well-led shortcomings were and what has been done since, and ask to see the most recent staffing rota and incident log.

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In Their Own Words

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

What Blenheim Court Care Home says about itself

Sheffield care home where staff work hard to meet individual needs

Blenheim Court Care Home – Expert Care in Sheffield

When you're looking for the right care in Sheffield, you want to know the people looking after your loved one will listen and respond to what they need. Blenheim Court Care Home offers support for people living with dementia as well as younger adults who need care. The home has shown real dedication in some areas, though families should visit to see if it matches their expectations.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home provides care for adults both over and under 65, with particular experience supporting people living with dementia.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For those concerned about dementia care, Blenheim Court has experience supporting residents with this condition. The team understands that each person's journey with dementia is different and needs an individual approach.

    “Getting a feel for any care home means seeing it for yourself — arranging a visit will help you decide if Blenheim Court could work for your family.”

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

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