Care home quality in Nottinghamshire: CQC ratings report
Of the 146 care homes in Nottinghamshire with a current CQC rating, 84.2% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 82.1% across the East Midlands and 85% across England. 14 are rated Outstanding and 23 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. Nottinghamshire ranks 69th of 118 English council areas for the share of homes rated Good or better.
Ratings in Nottinghamshire
| CQC rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 14 | 9.6% |
| Good | 109 | 74.7% |
| Requires improvement | 19 | 13% |
| Inadequate | 4 | 2.7% |
How Nottinghamshire compares
| Area | Rated homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | 146 | 84.2% |
| East Midlands | 82.1% | |
| England | 7,798 | 85% |
Care homes rated Outstanding in Nottinghamshire
- Beech House Care Home — Worksop
- Branthwaite Care Home — Retford
- Corner House Residential Care Home — Mansfield
- Elston House — Newark
- Esmer House — Mansfield
- Hatzfeld House (rated 2 October 2025)
- Redbank House — Retford
- RoseLea House — Nottingham
- Spring Bank
- Sutton House — Sutton-in-Ashfield
- The Byars Nursing Home — Nottingham
- The Oaklands — Mansfield
- The Old Orchard (rated 29 December 2025)
- Tigh Fruin — Retford (rated 28 August 2025)
By town
| Town | Rated homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 35 | 77.1% |
| Mansfield | 22 | 100% |
| Retford | 10 | 80% |
| Hucknall | 8 | 87.5% |
| Worksop | 7 | 85.7% |
| Sutton-in-Ashfield | 6 | 100% |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 5 | 80% |
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 158 care homes in Nottinghamshire, 48 provide nursing care and 69 are registered to care for people living with dementia. Compare every care home in Nottinghamshire.
Method. Every open care home in Nottinghamshire 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. 158 open care homes, 146 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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