Enter and view: Galtee More Residential Care Home

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Healthwatch Barnsley undertook an enter and view visit to Galtee More Care Home on 17 March 2026.

Healthwatch observed that Galtee More seemed to be a care home that was well run, and the residents we met seemed happy and content. 

They observed multiple staff members treating residents in a caring manner, with kindness and respect. Staff seemed to have built up a good rapport with the residents, and Healthwatch witnessed them changing communication styles to support different residents. 

Healthwatch also found that the areas of the home looked clean and generally well maintained. There seemed to be a consistent effort made to make the home as accessible for all as possible, evidenced by the easy-read displays and signage throughout. The building felt particularly homely and didn’t feel like a clinical environment.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Barnsley
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Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Building, Decor and Facilities, including health and safety
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Cleanliness, Hygiene and Infection Control
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Consent, choice, user involvement and being listened to
Food, nutrition and catering
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Service organisation, delivery, change and closure
Written information, guidance and publicity

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Observation (eg Enter and View)
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
Not Known

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Care home
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