Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 6 months ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?63%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 21 good, 12 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Mulberry Court Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Nottingham.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Mulberry Court Healthcare Limited, Mulberry Court Care Home is a nursing home in Nottingham with 43 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Nottingham has 17 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in April 2026. It was Requires improvement for caring and well-led as well. Safe, effective and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in March 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Nottingham, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. 12 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “governance, management and sustainability”.
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 March 2026. That is true of 98% of homes in Nottingham. St Martins, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
