54 places for residential and dementia care
Sandygate Care Home
57 Sandygate
Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham
South Yorkshire, S63 7LU
Tel: 01709 877463
About Sandygate
Sandygate is a purpose-built care home, offering dementia care for 21 residents and residential care for 33 residents. We provide a warm and homely environment and treat all our residents as individuals who have the right to be given choice.
Our aim is to provide outstanding care to all our residents and nurture each person’s body, mind and spirit in order to promote a fulfilled life.
Rated 9.6/10 (carehome.co.uk reviews, May 2019)
100% of residents satisfied with the overall standard of the home (Latest Your Care Rating, 2018/19)
What makes Sandygate special?
- Our staff are caring, professional and are fully-trained in dementia care
- Vibrant and engaging daily activity program, including day trips, entertainers and seasonally themed events
- Attractive secure gardens - to simply enjoy, or get hands-on maintaining our flower beds and shrubs!
- We have open visiting, children and pets are welcome and often get spoilt by the other residents and staff. Family and friends can also come and enjoy a meal with their loved ones.
‘I have lived at this care home for 10 years in December. It was the best thing I ever did.‘ Independent review on carehome.co.uk
Where are we?
Sandygate is situated in the quiet South Yorkshire town of Wath upon Dearne, close to Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley & Doncaster, with excellent public transport links.
We are a short walk from the town centre, with numerous amenities including a library, church, weekly market, local shops, tearooms and public house.
Activities, trips and events
Our Activity Coordinator works hard to keep our residents active and entertained with a fun-packed weekly activities calendar including:
- Singing and outside entertainment coming into the home
- Quizzes, games, gardening, walks and afternoon tea
- Animal visits
- Exercise classes
- Art sessions, bingo, baking/cookery, bible studies and knitting
- Church services twice a week.
At Sandygate, we try to arrange trips for our residents, from meals out at the local pub, to shopping trips and days at the seaside.
And we love any excuse to put on a themed event. Every year we arrange summer and Christmas fayres, which are very popular with our resident’s and families as well as the local community who will often come and join in the fun.
Music therapy at Sandygate
Sandygate is committed to providing alternative therapies such as music therapy to help alleviate isolation and the symptoms for those living with dementia. Our trained therapist, Matt Le Mare, is funded by charitable donations.
Matt spends a day each week at the home and interacts directly with residents through live music therapy sessions. This includes singing, playing simple percussion instruments or responding to musical cues in a one-to-one or group setting.
Chaplaincy and pastoral support
Sandygate is proud to be supported by two dedicated Chaplains, Gail and Neil, who offer pastoral support to all, whatever their beliefs.
Gail & Neil are in the home three days a week, providing a listening presence, companionship and one-to-one pastoral support for all residents, their friends, relatives and staff members - irrespective of their beliefs and organise worship for those who wish to participate.
Seize the day – unique and memorable opportunities
Funded through charitable support, every MHA care home also prides itself in being able to offer unique and memorable opportunities and activities for residents to quite literally help them 'seize the day'.
Visit us for an afternoon
If you’d like to experience living at Sandygate, we’d love to invite you for lunch and to spend an afternoon with us. It’s the best way to really get a feel for our friendly home and decide if we’re right for you.
