Nursing home · Doncaster

Danescourt

1 Rectory Gardens, Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2JU

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 1 July 2026 Rated 4 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?63%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • 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: 19 good, 14 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2018GoodSECRW
  • May 2014Inspected, no new rating

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Doncaster

Danescourt is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Doncaster. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 46 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 14 (18%)
  • Inadequate 2 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • St Mary's Nursing Home
    Doncaster · DN1 2JT · Nursing home · 56 beds0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Neville Lodge
    Doncaster · DN2 5BE · Residential care home · 6 beds0.1 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Inadequate Rated 3 years ago
  • Thorndene Residential Care Home
    Doncaster · DN2 5BE · Residential care home · 22 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Amphion View Limited
    Doncaster · DN2 4AQ · Residential care home · 35 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 11 months ago
  • Anchor House - Doncaster
    Doncaster · DN2 4AH · Residential care home · 23 beds0.3 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: InadequateC: InadequateR: InadequateW: Inadequate Rated this month
  • Town Moor House
    Doncaster · DN2 6BL · Residential care home · 29 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Danescourt at a glance

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust runs Danescourt, a nursing home in Doncaster with room for 6 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Doncaster, where the median is 29 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from July 2026, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in January 2018. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 14 standards out of 33 scored below good.

13 other homes in Doncaster share its tier, “Requires improvement”. About 0.1 km away, Thorndene Residential Care Home is rated Good.