Nursing home · Nottingham

Highfields Nursing Home

330 Highbury Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9AF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 November 2024 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • 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
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2024Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2021InadequateSECRW
  • April 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2018Requires improvementSECRW
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  • June 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2016Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Nottingham

Highfields Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 39 other homes in Nottingham. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 10 (13%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 40 (53%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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  • Park House
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  • Springfield Care Home
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What the data says about Highfields Nursing Home

An independent nursing home in Nottingham, Highfields Nursing Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 42 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Nottingham are smaller: the median there is 17 beds.

In November 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2024. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).

Across Nottingham, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. That is true of 98% of homes in Nottingham. Fairway View, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.