SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
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?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Dearnlea Park Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 41 other homes in Barnsley.
82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Dearnlea Park Residential Care Home is a 67-bed residential care home in Rotherham, Barnsley, run by Mr & Mrs M Sharif. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Barnsley are smaller: the median there is 33 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in August 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Barnsley, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
41 other homes in Barnsley share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 3 out of 5 in June 2026. 80% of homes in Barnsley score the top mark of 5. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Mr & Mrs M Sharif runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
