SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe environmentsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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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
Assessing needsExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Forest Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 9 other homes in Nottinghamshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Forest Care Home is one of 274 care homes in Nottinghamshire: a 35-bed nursing home in Mansfield, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
CQC last rated the home in March 2026, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in May 2018, was the same. Ratings in Nottinghamshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 10 exceptional and the rest good.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire. 9 other homes in Nottinghamshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
