Residential care home · Nottingham

Winterfell Care Home

23-29 Herbert Road, Nottingham, NG5 1BS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 September 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2021GoodSECRW
  • February 2021InadequateSECRW
  • January 2020GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Nottingham

Winterfell Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 39 other homes in Nottingham. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 10 (13%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 40 (53%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Carrington Park
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Acorn House
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 1 month ago
  • West Lodge Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Gregory House II
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Good Shepherd Nursing Home
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About Winterfell Care Home

Winterfell Care Home is an independent 41-bed residential care home in Nottingham, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Nottingham has 17 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Across Nottingham, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. About 0.4 km away, Acorn House is rated Outstanding.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2025. Before that, in October 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in Nottingham is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 1 exceptional and the rest good.