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Lower Bowshaw View Nursing HomeSheffield

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home

501a Lowedges Crescent, Lowedges, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7LN

01142372717

Care Type

Nursing Care

Rating report published

19 January 2024

Provider

Totalwest Limited

Beds

40 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 47 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 37 are rated higher by CQC, 10 are the same and none are lower.

8 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJan 2016
Requires ImprovementFeb 2017
InadequateJan 2018
Requires ImprovementAug 2018
Requires ImprovementAug 2020
GoodJun 2021
Requires ImprovementJan 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Totalwest Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

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.
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 Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home

Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home is a nursing home located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber. Its registered care categories include older people. The home has 40 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Requires Improvement, published in January 2024. This rating predates the current registration; see the CQC registration history for context. The home is operated by Totalwest Limited.

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 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: 01142372717
Registration checked: Registered · S8 7LN

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 19 January 2024.

This rating predates the current registration. Read CQC's registration history for the context of any change of operator.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 8 August 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 18 June 2021: 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 Lower Bowshaw View Nursing 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 Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Lower Bowshaw View Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Lower Bowshaw View Nursing 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