April Park Care Home

West Street, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4GA

01246430683

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

4 January 2023

Provider

HC-One Limited

Beds

40 beds

About April Park Care Home

April Park Care Home brings together residential care and a genuine sense of community in the Derbyshire countryside. The team there understands how important it is for families to feel confident and at ease when choosing a care home for someone they love. With a focus on creating a warm, familiar atmosphere, April Park aims to be a place where residents feel comfortable and truly at home.

April Park Care Home provides personal care to up to 40 older people across two floors with communal lounges, dining facilities, bathrooms and accessible outside space. At inspection, 33 people were using the service.

Staff had received training in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and understood how to apply its principles. However, the home had not consistently assessed or recorded people's capacity to make specific decisions about their daily lives. Best interest decisions were not consistently documented, and the provider had not properly considered whether people's care arrangements constituted a deprivation of their liberty.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 February 2023

Specialist Care

Older people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · S21 4GA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 17 February 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 4 January 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Requires improvement
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read April Park Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting April Park Care Home, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit April Park Care Home, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund April Park Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees