Care home · Mansfield

Thistle Hill Hall

Rated Outstanding by CQC Rating published 24 June 2020 Rating 6 years old

Typical fee here £1,330–£1,630 a week Estimate

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Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Nottinghamshire rated Outstanding by CQC

Rated 6 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from June 2020. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 7EZ
Run by
Debdale Specialist Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Nursing home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
Beds
23 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Michelle Maree Rope
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05220952)
Last CQC check
24 Jun 2020
Typical fees Estimated
£1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury · Diagnostic and screening procedures

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-109973308

Thistle Hill Hall at a glance

Thistle Hill Hall is a CQC-registered nursing home in Mansfield, run by Debdale Specialist Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with mental health conditions.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Outstanding overall (June 2020). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Mansfield Woodhouse; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeOutstanding7 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
  • EffectiveOutstanding11 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
  • CaringOutstanding23 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
  • ResponsiveOutstanding23 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
  • Well-ledOutstanding21 of 254 in Nottinghamshire

CQC key question ratings, published 24 June 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Nottinghamshire share it; for example, 7 of 254 care homes in Nottinghamshire rated Outstanding for Safe.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Mar 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Apr 2017 Outstanding
  3. Jun 2020 Outstanding
  4. Today Rating 6 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Published inspection reports

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 September 2025 by Mansfield. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Thistle Hill Hall"). Open Government Licence.

The neighbourhood

Ward
Vale
Parliamentary constituency
Mansfield
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in NG19 (16)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 330 m (4 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Mansfield Woodhouse, 550 m (7 min walk)
  • GP surgery Oakwood Surgery, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Oakwood Pharmacy, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
  • Shop Pit Stop, 650 m (8 min walk)
  • Park Oxclose Wood, 540 m (7 min walk)
  • Café Valentinos, 830 m (10 min walk)
  • Place of worship Chesterfield Road South Methodist Church, 630 m (8 min walk)
  • Library Mansfield Woodhouse Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)

Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

The registered provider

Thistle Hill Hall is run by Debdale Specialist Care Limited (company 05220952), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • Thistle Hill Hall continued to maintain an outstanding quality of care for the people living there.
  • The provider and staff team had a proactive approach to continuous development, always looking for new ways to support people to recover and maintain their independence.
  • For example, since our last inspection, the provider had developed skills training for people to include personal safety awareness, bespoke first aid training, and was trialling virtual-reality (VR) enabled therapy designed to offer graded exposure to situations in a safe environment.
  • People felt safe living at the service, and their safety and well-being was a priority for the staff team.

Inspected 2 January 2020; report published 24 June 2020; supporting 21 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Maun View, under 0.5 miles away.

11 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Vale ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (8 min), a park (7 min), a bus stop (4 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Who the service is registered for

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

What it may cost

We estimate Thistle Hill Hall at £1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £69k–£85k.

Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.

With savings below £23,250, Nottinghamshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

How long it has been running

Thistle Hill Hall has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Outstanding.

The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 June 2020.

Reading Thistle Hill Hall's CQC ratings

Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding.

Across Nottinghamshire, 7 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Safe (3%), while 11 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (4%), while 23 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (9%), while 23 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (9%), while 21 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (8%).

Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.

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How Thistle Hill Hall compares

  • Rated Outstanding. Across Nottinghamshire, 84% of the 254 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 24 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (June 2020) is more recent than 32% of care home ratings in Nottinghamshire.
  • With 23 beds it is smaller than 51% of care homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 25.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 94% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Nottinghamshire lists 4.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Nottinghamshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Questions about Thistle Hill Hall

Which provider runs Thistle Hill Hall?
Debdale Specialist Care Limited is the registered provider for Thistle Hill Hall.
How many residents can Thistle Hill Hall take?
Thistle Hill Hall has 23 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
How is Thistle Hill Hall rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Thistle Hill Hall: Safe: Outstanding; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
What are Thistle Hill Hall's fees?
We don't have published prices from Thistle Hill Hall yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
Is Thistle Hill Hall regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Thistle Hill Hall is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-109973308) and was rated Outstanding overall in June 2020.
Where is Thistle Hill Hall based?
It is at Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 7EZ.
What type of care does Thistle Hill Hall provide?
Thistle Hill Hall is registered for nursing homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
How recent is Thistle Hill Hall's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 24 June 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Does Thistle Hill Hall support people with dementia?
Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.

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