Forest Court Nursing Home
- Care home
- 80 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Hampshire, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
336 of 420
rated care homes in Hampshire are rated Good, like this one.
Forest Court Nursing Home: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2023, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 17 March 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Forest Court Nursing Home is a nursing home that also provides short term care for up to 4 weeks to promote the delivery of the Discharge to Assess process. This provides people who have recovered from a hospital stay, no longer needing an acute bed with appropriate care and assessment to enable them to return home or find suitable ongoing care. A number of beds were also provided to people too unwell to be cared for at home but not unwell enough for hospital admission, 'step up' beds and was providing nursing and personal care to 68 people at the time of our inspection. The service can support up to 80 people.
What inspectors found
People enjoyed living at the service and felt safe. However, improvements were required in some areas. Relevant recruitment checks were conducted before staff started working at the service to make sure they were of good character and had the necessary skills. However, we did find that more robust procedures for checking full employment histories were required.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Medicines administration records (MAR) confirmed people had received their medicines as prescribed. However, we found some concerns in relation to recording when prescribed creams had been applied. The service has since put in measures to improve medicines.
The risks to people were minimized through risk assessments. However, some improvements would benefit people living with diabetes. Staff had received training in safeguarding adults and knew how to identify, prevent and report abuse. There were enough staff to keep people safe. Staff knew people well and treated people with kindness and compassion. The home was clean, and measures were in place for infection prevention and control
There were effective systems in place to monitor and improve the quality of the service provided. Staff felt supported by management and enjoyed working at the service. The provider had an open and honest approach to care delivery and reported accidents and incidents and informed those involved as necessary. However, improvements were required in sending in notifications.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 17 March 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Christopher Babbidge
- 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)13 inspection reports, latest 17 March 2023. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Hampshire County CouncilBrand: Hampshire County Council
- Ownership type
- Organisation
Hampshire County Council runs 23 services, all in the South East. 23 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Hampshire County Council
- G 110 West Street Care Home Good. Care home, Hampshire
- G Bickerley Green Care Home with Nursing Good. Care home with nursing, Hampshire
- G Community Response Team Mid Hants Good. Home care, Hampshire
- G Community Response Team North Good. Home care, Hampshire
Getting help from Hampshire 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 Hampshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 555 1386, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Hampshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Forest Court Nursing Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Forest Court Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Forest Court Nursing Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 80 beds at Forest Court Nursing Home.
- When was Forest Court Nursing Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Forest Court Nursing Home was published on 17 March 2023.
- Who runs Forest Court Nursing Home?
- Forest Court Nursing Home is run by Hampshire County Council. It runs 23 services, all in the South East.
- What is Forest Court Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 17 March 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 023 8066 4770
- Address
- Forest Way, Tatchbury Mount, Calmore, Southampton, SO40 2PZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Dimensions 123 Calmore Road Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Laurel Care Home Good, 1 mile away
- G The Poplars Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Colbury House Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Woodlands Good, 1.2 miles away