Overseal Residential Care Home

Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6LU

01283762728

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

19 October 2023

Provider

Ahavah Healthcare Limited

Beds

30 beds

About Overseal Residential Care Home

Overseal Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Derbyshire, providing accommodation and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

Overseal Residential Care Home provides accommodation and personal care for 25 older people, some of whom have dementia. The service operates across 25 single bedrooms and is staffed sufficiently to meet residents' needs. Staff are trained and recruited safely, with clear procedures for reporting safeguarding concerns.

Assessments are completed and followed to ensure people are protected from harm, and the home maintains good cleaning standards. Medicines are managed safely with people receiving prescribed medications as intended. Residents are supported to access healthcare services and benefit from staff guidance that enables them to live safely.

Source: CQC inspection report, 14 November 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DE12 6LU

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; 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: Good.

Rating report published 14 November 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 19 October 2023.

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

Read Overseal Residential 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 Overseal Residential Care Home, 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 Overseal Residential Care Home, 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 Overseal Residential 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