SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Cherry Holt Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 36 other homes in Nottinghamshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Knights Care (3) Limited, Cherry Holt Care Home is a nursing home in Retford, Nottinghamshire with 52 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people detained under the Mental Health Act. That is larger than most homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 26 beds.
It is one of 2 homes run by Knights Care (3) Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Branthwaite Care Home (Outstanding), 0.0 km away. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire also score 5. In Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC's latest rating, from September 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in February 2020, it was rated Outstanding.
