Park House Nursing Care Centre

Mill Lane, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1NL

01767692186

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

3 October 2023

Provider

Park House Care (Sandy) Limited

Beds

30 beds

About Park House Nursing Care Centre

Park House Nursing Care Centre brings nursing care to the community of Central Bedfordshire, offering families a local option when they are looking for support for a loved one. The home's character and surroundings give it a distinctive feel that can make the transition into care a little more comfortable for residents and their families alike. Staff here aim to provide a personal and attentive approach, recognising that every person who comes through the door has their own story, preferences, and needs.

Park House Nursing Care Centre provides personal and nursing care to up to 30 people, including those living with dementia and physical disabilities. The service operates from a Grade II listed building with accommodation over two floors, offering communal spaces including a lounge, dining room, courtyard, community room and gardens.

Inspectors found significant concerns about governance systems and their effectiveness in maintaining quality standards. Audits had not identified issues with care planning, infection prevention and control, and medicines management. Medicines were not always stored safely or recorded accurately, and risk management for high-risk medicines required further development.

The provider also lacked effective safeguarding systems to adequately protect people from abuse. While no evidence of harm to residents was found, the home required substantial improvements across these areas to ensure people received safe, quality care.

Source: CQC inspection report, 2 December 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SG19 1NL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities.

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 2 December 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 3 October 2023.

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 Park House Nursing Care Centre'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 Park House Nursing Care Centre, 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 Park House Nursing Care Centre, 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 Park House Nursing Care Centre'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