SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Knollbeck is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 other homes in Rotherham.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Knollbeck is a 8-bed residential care home in Barnsley, Rotherham, run by Heathcotes Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Rotherham, where the typical home has 23 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2024. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2017.
5 other homes in Rotherham share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. That is true of 100% of homes in Rotherham. The nearest home with a higher rating is Sid Bailey Care Home (Outstanding), 0.2 km away. Heathcotes Care Limited runs 53 care homes, and 45 of the 52 rated are Good or Outstanding.
