SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 17 good, 16 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. ?
Carisbrooke House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Nottingham.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Carisbrooke House is a 8-bed residential care home in Nottingham, run by Dignus Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Nottingham, where the typical home has 17 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2026, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Ratings in Nottingham are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 16 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
Dignus Healthcare Limited runs 14 care homes, and 10 of the 12 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Gregory House II (Good), 0.3 km away. 14 other homes in Nottingham share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 98% of homes in Nottingham.
