SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
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. ?
Forest Hill is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 36 other homes in Nottinghamshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Forest Hill, a nursing home in Worksop, Nottinghamshire with room for 55 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Nottinghamshire has 26 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Acre Court Care Home Ltd (Good), 0.7 km away. Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire also score 5. 36 other homes in Nottinghamshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
CQC last rated the home in May 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective was rated Good. That is down from Outstanding in November 2017.
