Care home · Rotherham
Holly Nook
Illustrative photo, not of Holly Nook- Address
- 18 Oakwood Road West, Rotherham, S60 3AB
- Run by
- AmBience Healthcare Ltd (3 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2012 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Rebecca Anne O'Brien Attila Borbely
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08114589)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Aug 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-487991720
About Holly Nook
Holly Nook in Rotherham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by AmBience Healthcare Ltd. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2026). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Whiston; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Holly Nook's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 59 of the 78 other care homes in Rotherham that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
How the scores break down
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Holly Nook scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 12 June 2026, published 11 August 2026, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
How its rating has changed
- Mar 2015
- May 2017
- Nov 2019
- Mar 2022
- Aug 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 2 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 19 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 20 March 2015
- Inspection report 8 June 2013
Finding it
- Ward
- Boston Castle
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rotherham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in S60 (18)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Broom Valley Medical Centre, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Whitworth, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop McColl's, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Park Boston Park, 910 m (11 min walk)
- Place of worship Raza-E-Mustafa Mosque, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Choice nearby
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 Sycamore House, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 21 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Boston Castle ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Holly Nook is run by Ambience Healthcare Ltd (company 08114589), incorporated in 2012.
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.
AmBience Healthcare Ltd runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Rotherham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Inspection findings in brief
- Who the service is for The service supports people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
- People have their individual, personalised rooms and bathrooms, and there is a shared kitchen, lounge and dining area.
- This helps create a familiar home environment where people are supported in a more personal and flexible way.
- People’s experience People told us they were happy living in Holly Nook.
Inspected 4 February 2022; report published 2 March 2022; supporting 6 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Holly Nook at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Rotherham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score69 of 79 in Rotherham
- Effective75% score71 of 79 in Rotherham
- Caring75% score71 of 79 in Rotherham
- Responsive75% score69 of 79 in Rotherham
- Well-led75% score60 of 79 in Rotherham
CQC key question ratings, published 11 August 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Rotherham share it.
Track record
Registered in December 2012, it has 13 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 5, with the most recent dated 2 March 2022.
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How Holly Nook compares
- Rated Good. Across Rotherham, 89% of the 79 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2026) is more recent than 92% of care home ratings in Rotherham.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 80% of care homes in Rotherham, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 55% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Rotherham lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Rotherham as at Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Whiston
- Ackroyd HouseFeb 2025
- Sycamore HouseFeb 2026
What families ask about Holly Nook
- When was Holly Nook last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 11 August 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Holly Nook registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- What kind of care can Holly Nook offer?
- Holly Nook is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Holly Nook a registered provider?
- Holly Nook is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-487991720) and was rated Good overall in August 2026.
- Where is Holly Nook based?
- It is at 18 Oakwood Road West, Rotherham, S60 3AB.
- How did Holly Nook score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Holly Nook: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Holly Nook cost?
- Holly Nook hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Holly Nook?
- The registered provider is AmBience Healthcare Ltd, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Holly Nook have?
- Holly Nook is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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