
An excellent nursing home with amazing, caring staff and management.S A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Excellent Care at Sharston House Nursing Home.Lynn B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

thrilled with the ambience created at Sharston House. The staff are very professional and caring.Catherine M(Friend of Resident/Service User)

An excellent nursing home with amazing, caring staff and management.S A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Excellent Care at Sharston House Nursing Home.Lynn B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

thrilled with the ambience created at Sharston House. The staff are very professional and caring.Catherine M(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Sharston House Nursing Home, which is situated in a peaceful residential area close to Knutsford Town Centre, has recently had an impressive refurbishment. The home combines the warm, friendly feel of a family home with the elegance of an impressive Victorian residence.
The home offers nursing care for older people, in a luxury homely setting. It support residents needing either long term or short term care, including respite care. The...
Care Provided by Sharston House Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 48 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Please speak to the Manager about care home fees. All fees are subject to assessment and availability
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Sharston House Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Sharston 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
- Kingsley Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Bindhumol Varughese(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2025
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (46)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (4)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- Open visiting
Parking
- Allocated visitors parking available
Sharston House Nursing Home Reviews (134)
Sharston House Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.819) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sharston House Nursing Home has 134 reviews.
Since the middle of last year it's become very evident there had been some very good changes to Sharston House. You are to be commended for this and are worthy of your 'Good', which you achieved this year. I would not hesitate to recommend Sharston to anyone.
All the staff were friendly, caring people. The day room, in fact, the whole areas visited were clean and to a high standard.
When my brother was able to digest, his food was very good, in fact some days when I had not eaten I wished it was my meal.
Always asked if I wanted tea and on several occasions, I was brought tea and biscuits.
Lovely people. Lovely rooms.
Mum has also had a full 2 weeks ago, whilst being transferred from the commode; there was no serious damage but it took almost a week for her to recover.
We have been delighted with the level of care and attention afforded to our Father during his stay. The staff are brilliant, from Senior Staff Nurses, Nurses, Health Care, cleaning, maintenance etc., etc. All were friendly, helpful and supportive, and importantly very caring.
Our mother spent the last 16 months of her life at Sharston House. She was cared for with warmth, compassion and dignity. Her carers were always kind, considerate and brought some sunshine and joy to mum each day. We shall always be grateful these lovely people made the last year of mums life as good as it could be.
Good activities and a home from home feel.
Looked after my mum very well and came home feeling a lot better. Staff were excellent and couldn't do enough fo you. As her daughter, I found that staff made sure I was OK too which was lovely.
When I suggested a different layout to the room, the carer told me that the maintenance man was on sick leave so it couldn't be done. The one positive thing she had to say was that the food was very good. Thank heavens for small mercies.
Despite a somewhat dated building, the quality of care provided by the staff has been excellent. All the staff have responded quickly and been polite to requests for information or elements of care. A warm and friendly place I would recommend.
Since arriving at the home in December 2015, there have been some changes due to new management. My experience has been primarily positive. The nursing, caring, kitchen and maintenance staff are mainly receptive to requests. Monitoring of residence, intake of food and liquid has been introduced. Communication with my mother can vary from good to poor depending on the individual staff. A regular meeting between management and residents family/friends is a positive move.
I have much enjoyed my stay at the home. The rooms are clean and very comfortable. The staff are homely, professional, efficient, kind, good humoured and attentive when necessary. The medical treatment is excellent as are the office staff.
My Mother had to go into a care home at short notice, she was not well and very confused. We were so fortunate to find a super one at the first attempt. It ticked all our boxes; it was beautifully clean and appeared to be well run. However, it was the quality of the excellent staff that impressed us most. When she moved in everyone worked really hard to ensure that they got to know Mum, her needs and wants and this certainly helped her settle in easily. We Cannot praise them highly enough. Without exception, they are polite and helpful and it is clear that they enjoy the company of the residents. To sum up, this home is exactly what it says - a home.
Many thanks
John Selby.
Mum has vascular dementia and can be difficult to care for at times but I have no qualms about their commitment to care for her in an appropriate manner, with compassion.
The home is bright, clean and comfortable with lots of outside space.
I would have no problem in recommending Sharston House to any prospective resident.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 22 March 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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (18) & Events (1)
- 16 Feb 2026
Audrey Geary, a resident at Sharston House Nursing Home in Knutsford, which is part of the Kingsley Healthcare Gro up, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday 6th February, with a...
- 29 Dec 2025
The residents at Sharston House Nursing Home in Knutsford, which is part of the Kingsley Healthcare have been well and truly spoilt this Christmas thanks to the local community. The...
- 29 Dec 2025
The residents at Sharston House had a magical Christmas Day! Santa visited to delivered some beautiful gifts from the home itself as well gifts from Knutsford Academy and Knutsford Scouts....
- 09 Aug 2026Organiser: Sharston House Nursing Home
Awards / Recognitions (10)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Sharston House Nursing Home.
Meet the Team (7)

I completed my general nursing and midwifery in 1995 in India. Started my nursing career and worked in super speciality hospitals in medical and surgical wards till 2004.
After moving to the UK, I worked as a staff nurse at Macclesfield General Hospital for 6 years and in different healthcare settings as a nurse.
I joined Kingsley Healthcare in 2019 and held roles as Clinical Lead, Deputy Manager and now Home Manager as of 2022.
I am compassionate, dedicated, caring, and supportive to the residents, family and staff and a good team player.

I qualified as a mental health nurse in 2007. I spent 7 years working in the NHS for Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust before moving into the care home sector. I have worked in a wide variety of residential, nursing and nursing dementia homes as a clinical lead, unit manager, and deputy manager, and I was a home manager for the last 5 years before deciding to step back into the deputy role. I love being around the residents and getting to know all about them and their families. I thrive in challenging situations and like that no day is ever the same. I am a very positive and supportive person and like to empower my team to be the best they can. I am mum to 3 grown-up sons, and to de-stress, I love a good crime series or horror film to watch or maybe a good Stephen King book to read.

Kate has worked as an Administrator for over 10 years and has a wealth of experience in the role.
Kate has previously worked in Administrator roles in Hong Kong and, although she has never worked in the care sector before she is loving the challenge of such a busy positive.
She likes working with all the friendly team at Sharston House and enjoys meeting and chatting with residents and their relatives.
In her spare time Kate enjoys running, travelling and meeting new people

With over 20 years of experience in media planning, digital strategy, and brand communications across the Middle East and Sri Lanka, I have refined my skills in audience engagement, event curation, and personalised experiences. My expertise lies in designing meaningful and enriching activities that enhance residents' well-being, ensuring every event, social gathering, or therapeutic activity is tailored to their interests and needs. I hold a Master’s in Marketing Communication from Middlesex University, which has strengthened my ability to develop innovative and engaging programs that foster a strong sense of community and connection.
Beyond my corporate background, I am deeply passionate about person-centred care, ensuring that every resident feels valued, heard, and engaged. Whether organising stimulating social events, coordinating wellness activities, or arranging personalized experiences, my goal is to bring joy and fulfilment to residents' daily lives. My approach combines creativity, empathy, and meticulous attention to detail, creating a warm and inclusive environment where everyone feels at home.
I am also committed to intergenerational and community initiatives, having previously supported children's education through creative learning projects. My love for art and craft, baking, and event planning naturally led me to pursue a role as a Lifestyle Coordinator at Sharston House, where I bring my enthusiasm for creativity and connection to enhance the daily experiences of residents.
At Sharston House, I bring a wealth of experience, a compassionate approach, and a dedication to making every moment meaningful—creating enriching experiences that truly make a difference in the lives of those I support.

Initially Louise worked on a part time basis at the home as a Catering Assistant, while she was still at school, as she wanted to go to college and work in the Travel Industry however, she loved working at the home so much that when she left school she decide working in care was her calling and she took on the role as a Carer worker at the home.
During her time at Sharston House Louise has been keen to learn, develop and progress in her role. She has undertaken a number of courses including, her NVQ Level 3 in Care, CHAPS and has also completed a Diploma in Health and Social Care.
Passionate about delivering quality care, she has gained a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience during her career and was delighted to become Head of Care at the home.
In her spare time she loves spending time with her 2 children, which usually involves taking them to their various activities. She also loves going on holiday and exploring new places.

Fatima has worked at Sharston House for over 8 years, initially she started as a Support Worker.
Throughout her time at Sharston House she has been eager to learn, develop and progress in her role and successfully gained her NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Care as well as completing her CHAPS training which has helped her progress to the role of Head of Care at the home.
Fatima has gained a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience during her career and is passionate about delivering person-centred care to residents.When she is not working Fatima loves relaxing, enjoying the outdoors and spending time with her 2 children.

When Carl left school at 16 he went to South Cheshire Catering College, where he qualifying as a Chef.
Initially when Carl qualified he went to America where he worked for two years, enhancing his experience working in hotels.
Before joining Kingsley Carl worked in hotels, pubs and country clubs. Carl joined Kingsley Healthcare early in 2025 as 2nd Chef but, following the retirement of the Head Chef Carl has recently been promoted to Head Chef.
He enjoys the atmosphere at Sharston House and chatting with residents to find out what food they particularly like. He is delighted to fresh, home made meals for residents to enjoy.
In his spare time Carl enjoys spending time with his family watching films and playing board games.
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