Care home · Burton On Trent
Summerfield Care Home
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- 12 Burton Road, Branston, Burton On Trent, DE14 3DN
- Run by
- Ashcare (Summerfields) LTD
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2017 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Emma Jane Bayliss
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10660915)
- Last CQC check
- 16 Jun 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4274198770
About this home
Summerfield Care Home in Burton On Trent is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Ashcare (Summerfields) LTD. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (June 2023). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 38 CQC-registered care homes in and around Burton upon Trent; 26 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is 50 Burton Road, under 0.5 miles away.
3 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Branston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.
What the ratings tell you
For Summerfield Care Home, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Staffordshire, 52 of 239 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (22%), while 26 of 239 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (11%), while 72 of 239 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (30%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
What it may cost
We estimate Summerfield Care Home at £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £63k–£76k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Staffordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
Registered in November 2017, it has 8 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2019–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
3 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
5 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 16 June 2023.
Ownership and company checks
Summerfield Care Home is run by Ashcare (summerfields) Ltd (company 10660915), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Rating history
- Jun 2019
- Feb 2021
- Jul 2021
- Mar 2022
- Jun 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 16 June 2023
- CQC inspection report 2 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 8 July 2021
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 6 June 2019
Where it is
- Ward
- Branston
- Parliamentary constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DE14 (10)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The five key questions
- Safe52 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Effective26 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Caring228 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Responsive213 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Well-led72 of 239 in Staffordshire
As rated by CQC, published 16 June 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Staffordshire share it.
The inspection, summarised
- People's care plans did not always consistently provide enough information of identified risks or guidance for staff to safely manage them.
- Hygiene practices through the bathrooms required reviewing to help ensure safety was promoted.
- People's care records contained some out of date or contradictory information.
- Staff did not always consistently work with other health and social care professionals to effectively meet people's needs.
Inspected 16 May 2023; report published 16 June 2023; supporting 21 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Summerfield Care Home against its area
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Staffordshire, 78% of the 239 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 8 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2023) is more recent than 69% of care home ratings in Staffordshire.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 58% of care homes in Staffordshire, where the typical home has 29.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 40% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Staffordshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (23% of care homes in Staffordshire are also rated below Good here); Effective (11% of care homes in Staffordshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (31% of care homes in Staffordshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Staffordshire (Oct 2026).
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near Burton upon Trent with recent ratings
- James Court Residential Care HomeFeb 2026
- Amber House Residential HomeJul 2026
Frequently asked about Summerfield Care Home
- Can Summerfield Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- How recent is Summerfield Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 16 June 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does Summerfield Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Summerfield Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Where is Summerfield Care Home?
- It is at 12 Burton Road, Branston, Burton On Trent, DE14 3DN.
- Is Summerfield Care Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Summerfield Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-4274198770 and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2023.
- How much does Summerfield Care Home charge?
- Summerfield Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Summerfield Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many residents can Summerfield Care Home take?
- Summerfield Care Home has 21 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Summerfield Care Home?
- CQC lists Ashcare (Summerfields) LTD as the provider responsible for Summerfield Care Home.
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