SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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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: 18 good, 15 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Chapel Garth EMI Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 6 other homes in Doncaster.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Chapel Garth EMI Residential Home is a 34-bed residential care home in Doncaster, run by Bestcare UK Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2026, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from June 2019. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 15 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (some shortfalls).
2 of Bestcare UK Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 1.3 km away, Ammersall Court is rated Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. That is true of 83% of homes in Doncaster. In Doncaster, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
