SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?92%★Outstanding
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Consent to care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 17 good, 16 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd, Acorn House is a residential care home in Nottingham with 64 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Nottingham has 17 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Acacia Care (Nottingham) Ltd runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Nottingham, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. 98% of homes in Nottingham also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in September 2026, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe was rated Good. Before that, in February 2018, it was rated Good. The typical rating in Nottingham is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 16 exceptional and the rest good.
