England

Birch AvenueSheffield

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Birch Avenue

67 Birch Avenue, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 1RQ

01142453727

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

19 January 2026

Provider

South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited

Beds

40 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementFeb 2015
Requires ImprovementJun 2015
GoodFeb 2016
GoodJun 2018
GoodMay 2023
Requires ImprovementMar 2026

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2026. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Birch Avenue

Birch Avenue is a purpose-built nursing home in Sheffield, offering care for older people living with dementia. Full details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Birch Avenue is a purpose-built nursing home in Sheffield providing care for up to 40 older people living with dementia. The CQC rated the home Requires Improvement, a decline from its previous Good rating, having found breaches relating to safe care and treatment and to governance. Care plans lacked sufficient guidance on managing health risks, needs assessments were not always robust, and quality assurance systems failed to identify these shortfalls.

Inspectors did find that staff knew people well and were positive about their roles, and people and relatives were generally satisfied with care, feeling safe and well treated. Some relatives raised concerns about staffing levels and the use of unfamiliar bank staff. The home was already working with the local authority and responded constructively to the concerns raised.

Source: CQC assessment, 20 March 2026

Specialist Care

Dementia

Practical details from the provider

The NHS service page says referrals are for adults living in Sheffield who have dementia, complex needs and a need for nursing care.
It says referred people must receive NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Check the service's current referral and eligibility criteria with the team.

Published on the provider's website, checked 19 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

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 18 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Telephone listed by CQC: 01142453727
Registration checked: Registered · S35 1RQ

Registered care categories

Dementia.

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.

Assessment published 20 March 2026. Assessment date recorded: 19 January 2026.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Birch Avenue'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 Birch Avenue, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Birch Avenue, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Birch Avenue'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