Residential care home · Doncaster

The Beeches Care Home

Beech Road, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2DZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago New owner since October 2024

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in October 2024. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • April 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Doncaster

The Beeches Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 45 other homes in Doncaster. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 46 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 14 (18%)
  • Inadequate 2 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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What the data says about The Beeches Care Home

The Beeches Care Home is one of 79 care homes in Doncaster: a 32-bed residential care home in Doncaster, run by Strong Life Care (The Beeches) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

In December 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2020, was the same. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “involving people to manage risks”.

None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The home changed owner in October 2024. In Doncaster, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. That is true of 83% of homes in Doncaster.