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. ?
Shaftsbury House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Barnsley.
82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Shaftsbury House is a 11-bed residential care home in Barnsley, run by Sun Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Barnsley, where the median is 33 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in October 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 31% of homes in Barnsley. Here is how rating age varies by council.
None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 5 homes run by Sun Healthcare Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 80% of homes in Barnsley. 4 other homes in Barnsley share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”.
