Kings Court

Millers Croft, Middlebeck, Newark, NG24 3YT

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

4 September 2024

Provider

Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited

Beds

66 beds

About Kings Court

Kings Court is a residential care home located in Middlebeck, Newark, Nottinghamshire, with 66 beds. The home is operated by Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited and specialises in caring for older people and those living with dementia.

The home received a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission in the CQC assessment published on 20 December 2024. This assessment evaluated the home's safety, effectiveness, responsiveness, and how well it is led and managed.

Kings Court provides residential care rather than nursing care, meaning it supports residents with personal care needs in a home-like environment. Its focus on dementia care indicates the staff have specific training and experience in supporting people with memory loss and related conditions. The size of the home — with 66 beds — represents a medium-sized facility within the care home sector.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 66 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NG24 3YT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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.

Assessment published 20 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 4 September 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 20 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment 29 October 2024. Kings Court is a ‘care home’ providing personal care and support to older people and people living with dementia. At the time of the assessment, the service was supporting 31 people with their personal care needs. This was our first assessment at Kings Court. New services are assessed to check they are likely to be safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led when they register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We assessed a total of 105 quality statements from the safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well-led key questions and found areas of good practice.

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

Read Kings Court'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 Kings Court, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Kings Court, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Kings Court'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