Clipstone House

First Avenue, Clipstone Village, Mansfield, NG21 9DA

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

14 October 2021

Provider

Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodNov 2021

First inspected by CQC in 2021, rated Good.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited, which runs 13 care homes in England: 1 rated Outstanding, 7 Good, 1 Requires Improvement, 1 Inadequate and 3 not yet rated.

Average care home fees in the East Midlands: £958 a week for residential care and £1,250 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Clipstone House

Clipstone House is a nursing home in Nottinghamshire providing personal and nursing care for younger adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with sensory and communication impairments. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Clipstone House provides personal and nursing care for up to six younger adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with sensory and communication impairments. The service offers six single-person apartments alongside communal areas including lounges, a dining room, and private gardens, designed to support people who require high levels of community-based support.

People feel safe at the service and are protected from abuse, with risks to safety effectively managed. Staff recruitment follows safe procedures, though the home currently operates with a high number of vacancies filled by agency workers. Medicines are administered and managed safely, and the service maintains clean, hygienic standards while following COVID-19 guidance.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 November 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NG21 9DA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Rating report published 6 November 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 October 2021.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Clipstone House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Clipstone House, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Clipstone House, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Clipstone House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees