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?Good
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Methodist Homes runs The Herons, a residential care home in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire with room for 39 residents. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Nottinghamshire are smaller: the median there is 26 beds.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. In Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire also score 5. Landermeads Care Home, 1.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 69 homes run by Methodist Homes. 60 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
In October 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2017, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Nottinghamshire, 36% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
