Residential care home · Nottinghamshire

Aldercar Residential Care Home

36 Wood Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6LR

Inadequate Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate Rated 4 months ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager

CQC rating

Inadequate
Published 16 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?38%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?36%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Equity in accessSignificant shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSignificant shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 1 good, 32 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • May 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Nottinghamshire

Aldercar Residential Care Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 1 other home in Nottinghamshire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 24 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 155 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 26 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 37 (14%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 20 (7%)

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What the data says about Aldercar Residential Care Home

Ania Limited runs Aldercar Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire with room for 28 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Inadequate overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Inadequate. For caring, the rating was Requires improvement. That is down from Good in January 2019. Ratings in Nottinghamshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 32 standards out of 33 scored below good.

The nearest home with a higher rating is 2-8 Orchard Street (Good), 0.9 km away. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Across Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire.