Strawberry Fields Care Home

Strawberry Hall Lane, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2EP

01636700770

Care Type

Residential & Nursing Care

Assessment date

9 September 2025

Provider

Red Firs Carehome Limited

Beds

50 beds

About Strawberry Fields Care Home

Strawberry Fields Care Home is a care home in Nottinghamshire offering personal and nursing care to older adults, including people living with dementia. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Strawberry Fields Care Home provides personal and nursing care to older adults with physical healthcare needs and those living with dementia, supporting 43 people at the time of assessment. The CQC rated the home good overall, an improvement from its previous requires improvement rating, with the provider no longer in breach of regulations. Medicines were managed safely, staffing levels were sufficient, and staff recognised and acted on safeguarding concerns.

Inspectors found people and relatives spoke positively about kind, respectful care, and the home was clean and welcoming despite ongoing refurbishment work. Infection control audits needed strengthening, with a lapse acknowledged by the registered manager, though this had no impact on people living there. The management team was described as visible, approachable and well supported by senior leaders.

Source: CQC assessment, 25 November 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger 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.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 50 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NG24 2EP

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical 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.

Assessment published 25 November 2025. Assessment date recorded: 9 September 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 25 November 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Strawberry Fields Care Home is a care home providing personal and nursing care to older adults with physical healthcare needs and people living with dementia. At the time of the assessment the service supported 43 people. The last inspection at Strawberry Fields Care Home was published on 6 May 2022 and was rated requires improvement, the provider was in breach of legal regulations relating to safe care and treatment and governance. During this assessment we found improvements have been made and the provider was no longer in breach of any regulations and the overall rating had improved to good. The service was undergoing refurbishment works during our assessment including a new roof and new windows. We observed the maintenance team repairing and painting areas of the home which required attention. Governance processes relating to infection control needed strengthening to ensure these were consistently completed. The registered manager acknowledged there had been a lapse in infection control audits and had a plan in place to address this. We found this had no impact on people living at home and people praised the homes environment. Medicines were managed safely; people received their prescribed medicines from trained staff who knew them well. There were enough staff on duty to meet people’s needs in a timely manner. Staff treated people with kindness and compassion. People were protected from the risk of abuse and neglect as staff recognised and acted upon any safeguarding concerns. Staff felt valued in their roles and supported by the management team. The provider had oversight of the service and invested in the home to ensure improvements were made. The provider’s systems and processes were utilised to highlight and act on areas for improvement. The management team was supported by the providers senior management team to ensure any issues were addressed.

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

Read Strawberry Fields Care Home'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 Strawberry Fields Care Home, 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 Strawberry Fields Care Home, 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 Strawberry Fields Care Home'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.

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