Nursing home · Sheffield

Birch Avenue

67 Birch Avenue, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1RQ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 March 2026 Rated 7 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 16 good, 17 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2023GoodSECRW
  • June 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW
  • June 2015Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Sheffield

Birch Avenue is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Sheffield. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (8%)
  • Good 67 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (13%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Chapel Lodge
    Sheffield · S35 2XF · Nursing home · 64 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago
  • Aaron View Care Home
    Sheffield · S35 3UH · Residential care home · 29 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Hilltop Lodge
    Sheffield · S35 2YH · Nursing home · 61 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Nightingale
    Sheffield · S35 9ZX · Residential care home · 40 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Blossom View Respite Home
    Sheffield · S35 3HY · Residential care home · 10 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Apricus
    Sheffield · S5 9AN · Residential care home · 6 beds2.0 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Lister Avenue
    Sheffield · S12 3FH · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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What the data says about Birch Avenue

Run by South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited, Birch Avenue is a nursing home in Sheffield with 40 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with dementia.

CQC's latest rating, from March 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in May 2023, it was rated Good. Ratings in Sheffield are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 17 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.

South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Aaron View Care Home, 1.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 82% of homes in Sheffield. In Sheffield, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).