SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 below good. 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. ?
Bulwell is a 22-bed residential care home in Nottingham, run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Hall Park Care Home (Outstanding), 1.4 km away. It is one of 17 homes run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. 13 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 39 other homes in Nottingham share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 98% of homes in Nottingham also score 5.
In January 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2018. Ratings in Nottingham are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 6 standards out of 33 scored below good.
