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Hays House Nursing Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Sedgehill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9JR (01747) 830282

Provided and run by:
Park Healthcare Limited

Assessment report published 28 October 2026

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Caring

Good

19 October 2026

Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question as good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect and involved as partners in their care.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Score: 3

The provider always treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion and respected their privacy and dignity. Staff treated colleagues from other organisations with kindness and respect.

Treating people as individuals

Score: 3

We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Independence, choice and control

Score: 3

The provider promoted people’s independence, so people knew their rights and had choice and control over their own care, treatment and wellbeing. People spoke to us about activities they had chosen and how the home supported them to be as independent as possible. Comments included: “I went to the Christmas markets last year, and had a great time, staff were great at ensuring this happened – I’m looking forward to going again this year”.

Staff told us the home had recently purchased a wheelchair accessible vehicle and activity coordinators were looking forward to taking people out on day trips.

People told us there was an extensive menu available of hot food and they could choose to eat any food at any time. Staff were trained to use the kitchen in case the chef had gone home.

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Score: 3

We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Score: 3

We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.