
we found Sandford House to be a breath of fresh air and can only thank them for all their kindnessSue D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Everyone was helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend this home to anyonePenny H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

it really is the compassion of the staff that really stands outJane D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

we found Sandford House to be a breath of fresh air and can only thank them for all their kindnessSue D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Everyone was helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend this home to anyonePenny H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

it really is the compassion of the staff that really stands outJane D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Sanford House is located in a quiet residential area of Dereham, providing the highest standard of nursing and nursing dementia care for up to 40 elderly people on a short and long term basis.
As the home is built on one level it is ideal for those with mobility problems, being both safe and accessible. All rooms and services are laid out over the ground floor and the home is arranged...
Care Provided by Sanford House Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 40 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Sanford House Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Sanford House Nursing Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Caring Homes Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Maebh McCormack-Hall(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
Sanford House Nursing Home Reviews (86)
Sanford House Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.780) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sanford House Nursing Home has 86 reviews.
My husband has complex needs and the staff cope very well to manage this. He is cared for extremely well. The staff are always very friendly and approachable and the care home is always very clean and welcoming to visitors. The home has set up a family monthly form to meet with the manager as well as a monthly newsletter which is shared with families of residents.
Resident has been in this care home for 10 months and have always found the staff excellent, caring, friendly and treat my relation with dignity. The home is very clean and they organise a good variety of activities for the residents. Manager is also very approachable and has put excellent communication to the family. They are also very experienced in dealing with challenging behaviour which is very difficult to deal with. Excellent care home.
Have found all the staff helpful and very courteous.
Very pleased my Mum came here as she is being cared for very well.
The process of booking appointments and tests seem to be well organised.
Care home manager and all staff very helpful. Room comfortable. Considering my husband is a very private, independent person, he is treated with kindness and dignity. His breakfast is his most important meal of the day; he enjoys that.
As a visitor - always made welcome. Had Christmas lunch's a few time and Birthday celebrations. Enjoyed the activities with other residents and staff.
I think my dad was happy here. He was in a poor way when he went in and didn't really understand what was going on. Someone was called in to give him one to one to help him settle. This member of staff then gave him fantastic treatment until he died. I am very impressed with the staff and everyone I had dealing with.
Nursing and care staff took the time to get to know dad's needs and moods and adapt their care accordingly. There was a calm and positive atmosphere in the home with lots of activities on offer, although dad was not able to participate in many of them.
All in all the family will always be grateful for the care Sanford House provided in the time dad was with them and we were reassured that dad could not have had better care in that time.
The last few years I fell that my mother has been very well cared for. She was always kept clean and very presentable. I was always kept in the loop regarding aspects of her care. I have every respect for all the members of staff within the care home. I have nothing but admiration for the home and staff.
I can't fault anything and can only express my heartfelt thanks to all the management and staff for the excellent care my mother receives.
All the staff are very friendly and helpful. It is clear that they care very much about all the residents.
Mum has been looked after in a caring professional manner by staff who respect her dignity.
My mother is spending her last few years somewhere I feel she is happy and well looked after. Everyone is friendly, supportive and very kind. I know she is in the best place she could be.
My brother stayed for 3 weeks and in that time he was cared for extremely well. The staff and management were very kind and I will always be grateful for this. The home is very welcoming and nothing was too much trouble.
From the management right through we will always be very grateful.
My mother-in-law was at the care home for a week receiving end of life care. Every time we visited the staff were friendly and informative. My mother-in-law was always clean and well looked after, no matter what time we attended. The care home was always clean and tidy and the staff were happy to help, the manager was always happy to answer any questions.
My mother received outstanding care compassion and empathy during her last two weeks of her life. Every member of staff were polite and kind making sure our needs were met as well as my mothers. Sandford House is a well-designed purpose-built nursing home and with some money spent updating the rooms it would be perfect.
Staff were pleasant as soon as we got to the home. Everyone was helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend this home to anyone.
Staff caring and helpful looked after mum as their own and nothing is too much trouble. Even when she passed away staff and management cared for us.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 23 October 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (1) & Events (0)
- 22 May 2025
Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of progressive neurological conditions that affect memory, thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks. It is most associated with Alzheimer’s...
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Awards / Recognitions (13)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Caring Homes Group
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Caring Homes Group
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Caring Homes Group
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

As the Home Manager I believe our residents are our priority, and we are privileged that they choose to be in our homes and care and trust us to support their needs.
I completed my Nursing Degree at Trinity College Dublin in 2010 and moved to the UK in 2011. Since becoming a Registered Nurse, I have worked in a variety of roles within the care sector for over 13 years. I have worked with adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems in secure services for over 4 years and then moved on to Dementia and Nursing Home Care. I progressed to a clinical lead role and then onto the part of Home Manager. I also supported homes across Norfolk and Suffolk as an Operations Manager.
Working across various settings has supported my clinical and management skills development.
I operate an open-door policy and am approachable, not only to my team but to the residents and their relatives too. I encourage person-centred care and reflect this in how the staff team works and delivers their care.
I am passionate about putting residents first as we are given the opportunity to work in their homes and care for and support their needs.
I enjoy training developing and mentoring my team members to grow and develop in their roles at home and within the company.
In my spare time, I love to spend time with family and friends. I enjoy reading, running, and watching rugby. I also enjoy travelling when possible visiting different cities and countries and experiencing different cultures.
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