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?Good
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. ?
Sandygate Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 50 other homes in Rotherham.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sandygate Residential Care Home is a 54-bed residential care home in Rotherham, run by Methodist Homes. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Rotherham are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 60 of Methodist Homes’s 69 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 100% of homes in Rotherham also score 5. In Rotherham, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from February 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2018.
