Nursing home · Nottinghamshire

Branthwaite Care Home

34 Welham Road, Retford, DN22 6TN

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 6 August 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Outstanding
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Nottinghamshire

Branthwaite Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 23 other homes 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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Care homes nearby

  • Cherry Holt Care Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 6TN · Nursing home · 52 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • St Saviours Care Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 6QW · Residential care home · 58 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Abbey Wood Court
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 6SU · Nursing home · 62 beds0.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Hollies Residential Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 6AT · Residential care home · 22 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Glenesk Care Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 7BX · Residential care home · 22 beds1.7 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Westvilla Nursing Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 7BT · Nursing home · 35 beds1.7 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Knights Care (3) Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Cherry Holt Care Home
    Retford, Nottinghamshire · DN22 6TN · Nursing home · 52 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Branthwaite Care Home

Run by Knights Care (3) Limited, Branthwaite Care Home is a nursing home in Retford, Nottinghamshire with 40 registered beds. 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. Most homes in Nottinghamshire are smaller: the median there is 26 beds.

CQC last rated the home in August 2019, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe was rated Good. That is up from Good in December 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Nottinghamshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).

None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. It is one of 2 homes run by Knights Care (3) Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire.