SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Nova Care Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 65 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Nova Care Residential Home is a 16-bed residential care home in Preston, Lancashire. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Lancashire, where the median is 28 beds.
CQC last rated the home in August 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner.
Cornmill Nursing and Residential Care Home, 0.6 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in January 2025.
