Nursing home · Sheffield

The Glen Private Nursing Home

224 Abbeydale Road South, Dore, Sheffield, S17 3LA

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding Rated 5 months ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 15 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 exceptional
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
    • Learning cultureExceptional
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 exceptional
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 exceptional
    • 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?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Providing InformationGood
    • Planning for the futureExceptional
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?93%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 exceptional
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
    • Shared direction and cultureExceptional
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 12 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2019GoodSECRW

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 Sheffield

The Glen Private Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 3 other homes in Sheffield. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (8%)
  • Good 67 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (13%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 months ago
  • Mickley Hall
    Sheffield · S17 4HE · Nursing home · 40 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • HF Trust - The Elms
    Sheffield · S17 3GN · Residential care home · 8 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Broomcroft House Care Home
    Sheffield · S11 9PY · Nursing home · 70 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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About The Glen Private Nursing Home

An independent nursing home in Sheffield, The Glen Private Nursing Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 19 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Sheffield has 34 beds, so this one is on the small side.

3 other homes in Sheffield share its tier, “Outstanding”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 82% of homes in Sheffield also score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.

CQC last rated the home in May 2026, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring and well-led as well. Safe, effective and responsive were rated Good. That is up from Good in March 2019. The typical rating in Sheffield is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 12 were exceptional.