SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?81%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Involving people to manage risksExceptional
Safe environmentsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?96%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Freedom to speak upExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 12 good, 21 exceptional. 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. ?
Sandrock House Residential Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 3 other homes in Doncaster.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sandrock House Residential Care Home is one of 79 care homes in Doncaster: a 37-bed residential care home in Doncaster, run by Sherwood Care Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 3 out of 5 in February 2026. In Doncaster, 83% of homes score 5. 3 other homes in Doncaster share its tier, “Outstanding”. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
CQC last rated the home in September 2026, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe as Good. That matches its previous rating, from December 2017. CQC scored 33 standards: 21 exceptional and the rest good.
