SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Birches is one of 274 care homes in Nottinghamshire: a 8-bed residential care home in Newark, run by Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Nottinghamshire has 26 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from December 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in November 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 36% of homes in Nottinghamshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
In Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire. 14 of Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited’s 17 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
