Swallownest Care Home

Chesterfield Road, Swallownest, Sheffield S26 4TL
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  • Swallownest Care Home, Sheffield
Swallownest Care Home, ideally located in the attractive village of Swallownest, just four miles from Rotherham, supports older people to lead their best lives with personalised residential and nursing care.

A purpose-built, welcoming home with single and en-suite bedrooms, a hair salon, minibus for day trips out and pretty enclosed garden, Swallownest is a lovely space for residents to enjoy their later years with the peace of mind that they've got round-the-clock support from an experienced and compassionate team.

Getting to know residents, the care team take the time to design plans around their individual needs and preferences, consulting with loved ones too. They focus on ensuring residents lead a happy quality of life, including connecting with the wider community, spending time with others residents or enjoying the peace and quiet if they prefer.

Everything at Swallownest is overseen by the brilliant home manager, who goes above and beyond to ensure residents are supported to lead their best lives at Swallownest.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 65 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

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
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £800

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Swallownest 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

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Janette Myers (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2017

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (65)

Swallownest Care Home Reviews (128)

9.8

Swallownest Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.782) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Swallownest Care Home has 128 reviews.

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Review from Karen G (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Was so pleased when Mum went into Swallownest Care Home. The staff, atmosphere and room and facilities are great. The only negative is waiting for mum to be assessed for a chair so can join in the activities in the lounge and be around people. I know this is not the home's fault but OT comin out to
her, she's now been stuck in bed 4 weeks and her physical and mental health has gone down hill. The period of time needs addressing but I have no fault with the home itself.
Reply from Julie Caygill, Hospital Liaison Team Administrator at Swallownest Care Home

Dear Karen, Thank you for the positive feedback about Swallownest care home. I appreciate your concerns around the chair; however a chair has now been ordered, but we have no control on how long it takes for a chair to be delivered. I hope you are happy with the temporary measure we have put in place to ensure your mum can come out into the communal areas to spend time with other residents.

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Review from Sue H (Regular Volunteer) published on 28 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am a regular volunteer at the home and although I have connections to the home through both my father in law and my mum being resident here. Although my father in law was only in the home for a few weeks, some time ago, I got the feeling that the home was somewhere special and so when it was time
for me to consider somewhere for my mum, I had no doubt where I wanted her to go. Since mum passed away a few years go I have continued to go to the home to volunteer and still see the difference that the dedicated staff make to the lives of the residents. I hope that my small part in making the home seem like "home" to the residents helps. I love to help the residents if we are crafting, or singing if there is a concert or sometimes just sitting down having a chat with them one to one. The management team at the home also do a great job as do the kitchen, laundry and cleaning staff. Great place.
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Review from Marie B (Wife of Resident) published on 27 June 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This home's attentive manner is outstanding. Each & every one of the management/staff go out of their way to treat you as one of their own. My husband said that everyone was so kind & lovely, that they went out of their way to make you feel welcome. Nothing's too much trouble. The food is so good &
plentiful. I don't think he wanted to come home from the respite! Thanks again to all.
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Review from Carol B (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Dad moved in following a hospital stay. To say he wasn't keen was an understatement - he was a fiercely independent 94 year old and didn't give this up willingly. However, he soon settled in and joined in with whatever was going on. My Mum also moved in and I was happy with the care they received.
When my Dad died, a staff member spent her day off accompanying my Mum to his funeral - such a lovely thing to do. When my Mum died, she was treated with so much dignity and I was given time to grieve and be with her, an experience I didn't have when my Dad died in the hospital.
There are some lovely people working here whom I have the utmost respect for. They do a great job, sometimes in difficult circumstances, with the residents and their families. They should never underestimate the impact they have.
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Review from K G (Son of Resident) published on 15 April 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have found all the staff that I have had contact with friendly and helpful. My mum has been a resident for 5 months. She likes the activities that are arranged for her and other residents. I have participated with them on St Patrick's Day. I felt reassured that she is in a safe place that looks after
her very well.
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Review from Nathan S (Grandson of Resident) published on 11 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my grandad and grandma have been cared for in this home and it's highly recommended. When they come to this time in their life, it puts your mind at ease knowing they're being cared for in a good facility with caring staff.
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Review from D M (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 3 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely friendly staff, they always greet you with a smile and ask how you are! They work really hard especially caring for the residents, they cannot alway be there in an instant but they always come as quickly as possible, it's such a kind caring friendly environment and my nan has settled in really
well and seems to love the staff, the carers always give an update on her when we arrive which is nice.
The food always looks nicely presented and arrives hot, my nan can be a fussy eater so doesn't eat most of what she's given but she says it's nice when she's eating it. Theres always plenty of fluids available for her and her water jug is never empty.
The rooms are spotlessly clean and homely.
There's been some days when we've visited where there's been some sort of event going off but my nan hasn't felt up to attend any at the moment but the staff always try to encourage her to take part.
Overall my nan is happy and content which makes us happy.
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Review from S P (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 2 April 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Although my mother-in-law was at Swallownest for a very short time leading up to her death. She received excellent care and support throughout. Staff were kind, professional and considerate of all our needs. They created a welcoming atmosphere, with daily activities which residents and their loved ones
could access and enjoy. I would heartily recommend Swallownest to anyone seeking a care home for themselves or a relative.
Reply from HC-One Limited, Administrator at Swallownest Care Home

We'd like to take a moment to thank you for leaving such a wonderful review of our home. We are pleased to hear you were very happy with the quality of care your mother-in-law received at Swallownest care home and we will ensure your kind words are shared with the team. Thank you again for taking the time to leave such a positive review of our home at this difficult time, please accept our sincere condolences to you and your family.

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Review from S L (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent place, caring lovely staff who go above and beyond for the care of the residents. Wouldn't want my grandma to be anywhere else as I always feel she is safe and looked after here. Thank you everyone.
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Review from J B (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are really lovely and friendly, I feel my nan is really well looked after, safe and entertained, they go above and beyond to make sure she's settled and well, her room is always clean and tidy and shes really happy to be there, she loves it, which for me is the most important, couldn't recommend
enough, brilliant
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Review from Jill M (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
On the whole, the care home is good, the staff are great, they work hard. Regarding the activities, they are poor, at first, it was very good, I can understand the person who ran them has been off and her deputy has left, there hasn't been anybody to replace her. It didn't help matters when the lift
wasn't working for 12 weeks just before Christmas. Everything was cancelled.
Reply from HC-One Limited, Administrator at Swallownest Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. We can confirm that although the lift was out of service, activities were planned around this to ensure some continued for our residents, and the work was completed by Christmas Eve. Although no wellbeing coordinator was in post for around two weeks, the care staff did a great job with supporting activities and one to one time. Activities are part of all staff roles, and everyone plays their part in spending time with our residents; we see this as integral to building good relationships between colleagues and residents. The wellbeing coordinator has now returned, and we have recruited an additional wellbeing colleague who has commenced her role in the home.

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Review from D D (Mother of Resident) published on 7 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Found the staff friendly, the home spotlessly clean, always going that extra bit to help, always greated with a smile and a quick update on my mum, make time to make you feel welcome even though they always busy, not just the caring staff every one of them.
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Review from John F (Son of Resident) published on 14 October 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved my mum into Swallownest last week and staff and management have been wonderful in helping to facilitate the move. Although Mum has taken a bit of time to deal with the move, staff have been excellent in reassuring her and helping her settle.
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Review from Sandra H (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 August 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum was a resident for five and a half years. In all that time I never had any occasion to be anything but satisfied with the care she received. Lots of activities to which we were invited and enjoyed. The home has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. In mum's final days, she was cared for with dignity,
love and respect as were we. It felt like everyone was part of the family not just staff doing a job. Can't praise them enough and would highly recommend.
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Review from Bernie W (Resident) published on 23 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely care home. All staff were helpful and supportive. I couldn’t fault anything with the care given to my 102-year-old mother-in-law. Would definitely recommend this care home to anyone currently searching for a place for their relative.
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Review from S T (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 April 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Mum has been a resident here for over four years. I have felt very happy with her care. There is almost a family atmosphere here. The staff do their best to include everyone, even in the smallest of ways. In a recent room change (due to renovation), great attention was paid to her being happy, bed facing
the window, colours of the decor for which I was pleased.
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Review from C M (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum has only been at Swallownest Care Home for a few weeks and is already settling into her new place of living.
I can't thank the staff enough for their care and compassion for Mum particularly as she is unwell at the moment but is improving each day. The care she is receiving is excellent and the
staff are so kind and caring.
Myself and sister know Mum is in the best place as she needs 24 hours now.
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Review from Natalie C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 26 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The well-being staff helped to organise a 100th birthday party for my granddad. We were given the use of a room to enable us to bring in a fish and chip takeaway for 10 of us. The room was decorated for us with balloons and a large banner, we were allowed to borrow plates and cutlery and were given
napkins and tumblers. One of the staff even came in on her day off to finish decorating the room. The kitchen staff made a lovely 100th birthday cake and other staff popped into our celebrations to check everything was going well. All provided at no cost to us. It helped to make a special day for my granddad. Thank you.
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Review from Gwen B (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been made very welcome and settled in with the support from all the staff. She calls it a five-star hotel.
The only issue is despite being labelled, some items have gone missing.
Reply from Clare Sheehan, Careline Advisor at Swallownest Care Home

Thank you for your review; we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. We are delighted your mother is so well settled in our home. We hope you will accept our apology that the labelled items are missing. Please liaise with the home’s management who will be able to support you to either locate the items or replace them.

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Review from Julie W (Daughter of Resident) published on 28 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After Mum's stroke, both her and Dad were having a miserable time at home not getting out and now they have come to live at Swallownest their lives have improved no end. They have amazing staff who treat them like family. The food is lovely, they always have lots to tell us about what meals they have
had and what activities they have been doing. I can't thank the staff here enough for giving them the quality of life they deserve and for giving us peace of mind knowing they are safe and well cared for.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.782)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.782) out of 10 for Swallownest 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 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 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 4.782 for Swallownest Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (229 Excellents x 5) + (43 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 280 Ratings = 4.782
  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 Swallownest Care Home is based on 23 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 65 registered maximum number of service users is 13, which has been reached with 23 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: 10 Apr 2024

Overall Good

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  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

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Jan

Jan Myers

Job Title: Home Manager

Introducing Jan Myers
Home Manager at Swallownest, Sheffield


What does ‘kindness’ mean to you?


“Be the change you wish to see in the world, be kind, stay humble, work hard and keep smiling”


As a Registered Nurse, Jan has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards of care and quality of life for Residents.


Jan closely shares HC-One’s vision is aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. She extends this caring approach to her Colleagues and works closely with them to deliver care and support to Residents in a way that they gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home.


When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Jan remarked:


“I am passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and the quality of life for Residents and I am so proud of my team and the kind care we provide as a whole, to all that enter our home.”


Outside of work, Jan enjoys spending quality time with her family, especially her grandchildren, who she says are, “The greatest gifts that I have ever been given in life.”


If you would like to find out more about Swallownest, Jan would be delighted to have an informal discussion with you to answer any questions and provide further information.

Frequently Asked Questions about Swallownest Care Home

What types of Care is Swallownest Care Home registered for?

Older Person Care is the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) category of Care.

How many Rooms does Swallownest Care Home have?

There are 65 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Swallownest Care Home?

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 & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Swallownest Care Home to the centre of Sheffield?

5.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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