SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?94%★Outstanding
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Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Infection prevention and controlExceptional
Involving people to manage risksExceptional
Learning cultureExceptional
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
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
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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Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Planning for the futureGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in accessExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
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. ?
The Old Red Lion is a 7-bed residential care home in Retford, Nottinghamshire, run by Creative Care (East Midlands) Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 26 beds.
CQC rated it Outstanding overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. Its previous rating, in June 2018, was Good, so the home has improved. 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.
