Forest Place Nursing Home
- Care home
- 120 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Essex, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
11 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Requires improvement.
4 months
since the latest rating was published.
56 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Forest Place Nursing Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in June 2026, up from Inadequate.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lugano Residence for the Elderly (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Queens Court Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Lugano Residence for the Elderly Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Queens Court Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G The Mellows Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Beechlands Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Greenmantle Care Home Limited Good, 1.4 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 30 June 2026 (assessment visit 7 April 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Forest Place is a nursing home that can accommodate up to 120 people, some of whom live with dementia. At the time of the assessment visit there were 55 people living at the service. The building was purpose built and accommodated people over 3 floors.
- Safe No rating
- Well-led Inadequate
Read the rest of CQC's summary
This assessment took place on the 27 April 2026 to 6 of May 2026. We visited the service on 27 April 2026. This assessment was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service. We undertook a responsive assessment to review the key questions of safe and well-Led. The inspection team consisted of 3 adult social care inspectors, 1 medicines inspector, 1 specialist advisory nurse and 1 Expert by Experience.
At the last assessment, the service was rated inadequate in safe and well-led, with breaches of legislation identified. Effective, caring and responsive were rated as requires improvement. The overall rating published August 2025 was inadequate.
At this assessment we found some improvements had been made since the previous assessment. However, improvements were still needed in relation to staffing, risk management, consent, and governance. We found continued breaches of legal regulations in safe care and treatment, consent, governance and safe and sufficient staffing, you can read more detail about this further in the report.
In instances where CQC has begun a process of regulatory action, we may publish this information on our website after any representations and/or appeals have been concluded, if the action has been taken forward. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment in relation to consent to care.
This service remains in special measures. The purpose of special measures is to ensure that services providing inadequate care make significant improvements. Special measures provide a framework within which we use our enforcement powers in response to inadequate care and provide a timeframe within which providers must improve the quality of the care they provide.
At this assessment the overall rating for the service has changed from inadequate to requires improvement based on the findings of this assessment.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.
At our last assessment we rated this key question inadequate. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement.
This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
The service was in continued breach of legal regulation in relation to people’s safe care and treatment, safe and sufficient staffing and consent.
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Well-led
Inadequate
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question inadequate. At this assessment the rating has remained as inadequate.
This meant there were widespread and significant shortfalls in leadership. Leaders and the culture they created did not assure the delivery of high-quality care.
The service was in continued breach of legal regulation in relation to good governance.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 30 June 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Inadequate on 30 June 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)14 inspection reports, latest 22 June 2023. Latest assessment published 30 June 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Martlane LimitedBrand: Abbey Total Care Group
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04150116 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Essex County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Essex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 603 7630, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Essex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Forest Place Nursing Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Forest Place Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Forest Place Nursing Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 120 beds at Forest Place Nursing Home.
- When was Forest Place Nursing Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Forest Place Nursing Home was published on 30 June 2026.
- Who runs Forest Place Nursing Home?
- Forest Place Nursing Home is run by Martlane Limited.
- What is Forest Place Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 30 June 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 020 8505 2063
- Address
- Forest Place, Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QL Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lugano Residence for the Elderly (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Queens Court Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Lugano Residence for the Elderly Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Queens Court Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G The Mellows Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Beechlands Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Greenmantle Care Home Limited Good, 1.4 miles away