SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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 Dovecote Residential 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%).
The Dovecote Residential Care Home is one of 274 care homes in Nottinghamshire: a 18-bed residential care home in Mansfield, run by IBC Quality Solutions Limited. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism.
It is one of 2 homes run by IBC Quality Solutions Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Thistle Hill Hall (Outstanding), 2.6 km away. 9 other homes in Nottinghamshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in February 2020, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in April 2017, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Nottinghamshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
