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. ?
Run by Step Forward (Nottingham) Limited, Dovetail House is a residential care home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire with 20 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people who use drugs or alcohol and people detained under the Mental Health Act.
Its CQC rating, from March 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2017. 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).
Across Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire. Step Forward (Nottingham) Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
