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Care home quality in Nottingham: CQC ratings report

Of the 46 care homes in Nottingham with a current CQC rating, 71.7% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 82.1% across the East Midlands and 85% across England. 8 are rated Outstanding and 13 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. Nottingham ranks 110th of 118 English council areas for the share of homes rated Good or better.

48Care homes
46With a current CQC rating
71.7%Rated Good or better
17.4%Rated Outstanding
1,374Registered beds
110th of 118Rank in England

Ratings in Nottingham

CQC ratingHomesShare
Outstanding817.4%
Good2554.3%
Requires improvement1226.1%
Inadequate12.2%

How Nottingham compares

AreaRated homesGood or better
Nottingham4671.7%
East Midlands82.1%
England7,79885%

Care homes rated Outstanding in Nottingham

By town

TownRated homesGood or better
Nottingham3470.6%

Towns with at least 5 rated homes. Small numbers move a lot: in a town of 5 homes, one inspection changes the figure by 20 points.

Types of care

Of the 48 care homes in Nottingham, 15 provide nursing care and 30 are registered to care for people living with dementia. Compare every care home in Nottingham.

Method. Every open care home in Nottingham in the CareFinder database was counted, using the council area assigned from its postcode. The rating is the home's current overall CQC rating, taken from the CQC's own record where we hold it. The rank orders the 118 English council areas with at least 20 rated homes by the share rated Good or Outstanding.

Sample. 48 open care homes, 46 of them with a current CQC rating.

Excluded. Homes not yet rated by the CQC, homes that have closed, and home care agencies (which the CQC rates separately).

Data correct as of. 18 September 2026. Source: CareFinder database, built from the Care Quality Commission register, with council areas assigned from each home’s postcode.

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