Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Sherwood Way, Fulwood, Preston PR2 9GA
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9.8 55 Reviews
  • Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home, Preston
Sherwood Court is a purpose built home situated in landscaped grounds which are shared with its sister residential home Sherwood Lodge. Sherwood Court provides first-class 24-hour nursing and residential care alongside expert care for people with dementia including young onset in the Memory Lane Community. They also provide care for those with a physical disability.

The home has a relaxed, homely atmosphere where staff work hard to tailor the care offered to the individual.

A team of highly-qualified and attentive staff focus on the individual needs of residents with a tailored care plan for each person. And their dedication can be seen across the board - in cooking, hospitality and in organising activities for residents.

Owners think you'll find they're ideally suited to meet your needs now and in the future.
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Care Provided

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 68 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1176

This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Liz Brotherton (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2005

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (64)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)

Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home Reviews (55)

9.8

Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.847) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home has 55 reviews.

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Review from J O (Wife of Resident) published on 24 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
There is such warmth in the care given to my husband by all staff and that interest, support and care extend to me too. I can sleep more easily since he has been in Sherwood Court Care Home.
Reply from Jane Longstaff, Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager ' North at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review. We value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team, who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from Natalie S (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has only recently come into Sherwood Court Care Home. I was apprehensive at first. However, we as a family are very happy with all the care and support she has received. The staff are professional, caring and understanding of my mum's needs. I cannot fault anything at all. Would recommend the
home to family and friends.
Reply from Jane Longstaff, Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager ' North at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review. We value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team, who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from Aangela D (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Every time I have gone to visit Sherwood Court Care Home, you walk through the door and it's fabulous. It's clean, has really nice furniture, and always a big flower arrangement smells amazing. The staff and activities are both great.
Reply from Jane Longstaff, Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager ' North at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review. We value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team, who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from S W (Relative of Resident) published on 22 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We can't thank Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home enough for all they did to care for our family member. They went above and beyond. The staff at Sherwood Court relate to the residents as "their family" and call Sherwood Court the resident's "home"; we thought this was lovely! It's very comforting
for the family members of the resident. Our family member had the best care we could ever wish for over the last few years. The staff members really do care and look after the residents so well. The staff always make sure the residents are happy. The home is beautiful and very clean. There is a little salon inside the home, which is nice for the residents too. I strongly recommend Sherwood Court. You won't be disappointed if you choose this home for a loved one (or yourself). Nothing is too much trouble for the staff at Sherwood Court; they are very welcoming and caring and so kind. Thank you so much to all your wonderful staff; you do an amazing job! Keep up the good work, Sherwood Court!
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review. We value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team, who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from B M (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 March 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Mum was falling in a previous nursing home and had ended up in hospital on a couple of occasions therefore, we visited 2 or 3 homes to find one suitable.
We were most impressed with Sherwood and we are very happy that we chose it as she has had excellent care. Unfortunately mum is at end of life care
due to a hospital blunder, but everyone at Sherwood has been fabulous.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from K H (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 March 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Mum has been happy here and likes the staff.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from Anne F (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 14 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sherwood Court always offers a warm welcome. My brother-in-law is always clean and well cared for. It's a happy pleasant environment. They offer a good range of activities for all to enjoy, and all the staff are great.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from P S (Son of Resident) published on 12 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Lovely atmosphere, residents very well cared for, couldn't be happier.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from S M (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 June 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From the very first contact of enquiries from reception through to the manager, I knew this was home for mum. Very professional and helped me before IU had even chosen Sherwood Court at Fulwood Preston. I didn't want mum to go into a home but after meeting everyone and seeing her room, I was so emotionally
overwhelmed with how lovely everything and everybody was and still is. Thank you to all the team for a first-class service.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from Amanda S (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Every time I visit I feel welcomed by the staff. The atmosphere is all happy and jolly, I feel like my dad is well cared for. All needs are met to a high standard. If I have any concerns I feel like staff and management are more than obliging to help and sort them professionally.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely comments Amanda, your dad has been a character on both our units since coming to live at Sherwood Court

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Review from B L (Sister of Resident) published on 12 May 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Although my brother has only been here a short time I'm very happy with his care. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming, nothing is too much trouble.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely comments. The staff team work really hard to ensure our residents are happy and feel at home from the day they come to live with us

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Review from W T (Husband of Resident) published on 12 May 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
In lockdown, I have visited my wife in the Pod and bedroom visits. The staff have helped with the visits and I am satisfied with the way the home has helped me and my wife in these difficult times.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your comments. We value all our feedback and will use this to improve our service.

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Review from Adam M (Grandson of Resident) published on 10 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My grandma felt at ease from day one. Amazing staff, courteous, respectful and do everything they can to make residents and family of said residents feel at ease and that they actually care for the residents. I've not had any other intervention with care homes so to see this with my grandma, I would
recommend you do. So polite when I call to speak to my grandma and get updates. I feel like they respect me and truly look after my grandma. My grandma always tells me how she's close to one of the events coordinators, seems they have a great relationship and my grandma is at ease and feels like she's settled. Amazing staff, facilities! Keep up the amazing work you fab team!
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

The staff team have worked really hard to ensure our residents have felt safe and secure during these really difficult times. Thank you for your lovely comments I will share them with the team

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Review from Anthony H (Husband of Resident) published on 19 January 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
During the lockdown I have had to rely on telephone conversations and the staff told me everything about my wife eg how she was on that day, her health and what she had been doing and also asked how I was keeping with not seeing her.
Today (end of December) a visiting pod was installed outside; this
is great! Better for seeing your relatives, it was warm, good hearing and being nearer to my wife - should have been in months ago!
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your positive comments the team work incredibly hard to help resident's stay in touch with their families. We always value feedback in order to improve our service.

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Review from Angela C (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have spent the first Christmas in 10 years not seeing our mum. This was difficult, as has been the whole pandemic, but we felt that the care and support given by the nurses, carers and staff could not be better. We know she is in the hands of people who care deeply for her and for that we are grateful.
As a family, we feel that they do their best to communicate any concerns and keep us informed and reassured at all times. Mum has been at Sherwood Court for 10 years now and the care she receives now is the best ever. The home has excellent management and nursing care.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely review. It has been an extremely difficult time for all.

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Review from B S (Husband of Resident) published on 28 August 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a very difficult time for us and especially management and all staff in the care homes. I think that the month of May being that the residents were tested for the first time must have been a very difficult time for all and I found that the carers were
so helpful when they must have been inundated with lots of calls from relatives at such a busy time. I am very grateful to them. I also speak for all my family as well.
Reply from Jane Selkirk, Divisional Sales & Marketing Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you also for your positive comments regarding our home and team who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. I will pass on your feedback to the team.

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Review from Jane P (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our mum has resided at the Court for eight months. We are very pleased with the care our mum receives. The staff are friendly and informative and especially during this lockdown time, have been extremely helpful in making sure we are kept up to date with Mum's everyday care. Any queries we have are
dealt with quickly and competently. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sherwood Court to anyone that asks.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely comments. I will share them with our team.

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Review from Christine P (Wife of Resident) published on 12 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband was in the nursing home 10 months. I found it a very friendly homely place and I had peace of mind him being there as I knew he was being well looked after, which means everything.
All staff kind, caring and supportive. The food was excellent. My husband passed away last week and they were
wonderful to us all. I will miss them.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely review Christine, you are always welcome to come and visit us.

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Review from Joanne L (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After a decline in Mum's health following an infection, Mum was admitted for respite care at another nursing home. The care she received there was absolutely atrocious and in a matter of hours Mum was rushed to hospital to be stabilised, where it was decided full-time nursing care was necessary. Sherwood
Court restored my faith in the care service again. Mum has been treated with the utmost respect and dignity, which is second to none.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you for your lovely comments. I will share them with our team.

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Review from Andrea B (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 February 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was very quickly and comfortably settled in from the day she was brought from hospital. She received the best possible nursing and palliative care and we couldn't find a better place. All staff are wonderful and the home is kept clean and pleasant. Would recommend for anyone wanting the best
care for their loved ones.
Reply from Elizabeth Brotherton, General Manager at Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. The whole team works really hard to achieve an excellent standard of care.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.847)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.847) out of 10 for Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.847 for Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (140 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 163 Ratings = 4.847
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Barchester Sherwood Court Care Home is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 68 registered maximum number of service users is 13.6, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 29 Jan 2025

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Meet the Team (2)

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Brotherton

Job Title: General Manager

Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and I am the General Manager here at Sherwood Court.


I have worked in elderly care since 1995 and I am very passionate about improving standards of care for people living within our home. I am a hands-on manager, promoting and expecting high standards of care for those we support. I have managed various services over the last 10 years and am driven by the belief that every person matters.

Simon

Simon Twist

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2025

Hi, my name is Simon Twist. I am the Deputy Manager at Sherwood Court.


I am a highly experienced Registered Nurse with over 35 years in healthcare, including roles in intensive care, nursing home leadership, and clinical education. I have held multiple management positions, demonstrating strength in staff development, governance, and quality improvement.


I am passionate about creating nurturing care environments and providing top-quality care.

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