SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?94%★Outstanding
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureExceptional
Medicines optimisationExceptional
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
Safe environmentsExceptional
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
SafeguardingExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?92%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?93%★Outstanding
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Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 7 good, 26 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Witham Valley Care Group Limited runs The Old Orchard, a residential care home in Newark, Nottinghamshire with room for 6 residents. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 26 beds.
In June 2026, CQC gave it Outstanding overall, and Outstanding for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Nottinghamshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 26 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. Witham Valley Care Group Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Nottinghamshire. Across Nottinghamshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
