Care home · Mansfield
The Sycamores and The Poplars
Typical fee here £1,390–£1,690 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of The Sycamores and The Poplars- Address
- High Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0AA
- Run by
- Lentulus Properties Limited (6 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 72 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2024 (2 years)
- Part of
- Springcare Group
- Registered manager
- Winnie Muthiga
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15059517)
- Last CQC check
- 21 Jul 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-18074215645
About The Sycamores and The Poplars
The Sycamores and The Poplars in Mansfield is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Lentulus Properties Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (July 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Market Warsop; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
For The Sycamores and The Poplars, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Nottinghamshire, 41 of 254 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (16%), while 27 of 254 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (11%), while 44 of 254 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (17%).
The Safe, Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Sycamores and The Poplars at £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Nottinghamshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe41 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Effective27 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Caring224 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Responsive218 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Well-led44 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 21 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Nottinghamshire share it.
Choice nearby
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is 23 Church Street, under 0.5 miles away.
4 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Meden ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (4 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Track record
The Sycamores and The Poplars has been registered with CQC since January 2024, about 2 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
The company behind The Sycamores and The Poplars
The Sycamores and The Poplars is run by Springcare (ft) Limited (company 15059517), incorporated in 2023.
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 medical nursing home activities, other human health activities and nursing care.
Lentulus Properties Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 3 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (60%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Nottinghamshire.
It trades under the Springcare Group brand, which covers 31 services run by 26 registered providers.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Rating history
- Dec 2015
- Mar 2017
- Nov 2019
- Dec 2020
- Feb 2023
- Jul 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 26 November 2025 by Mansfield. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Sycamores and The Poplars"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Meden
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mansfield
- Integrated care board
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NG20 (9)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Warsop Primary Care Centre, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Rowlands Pharmacy, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Park 360 m (4 min walk)
- Café 110 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship St Teresa, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Library Warsop Library, 80 m (1 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Key points from CQC's visit
- The Sycamores and The Poplars in a residential home providing care including nursing care to adults including those with dementia.
- This is the home’s first rating under this provider.
- At the time of assessment 9 people were in receipt of care and support.
- Several people said they were sometimes awoken earlier than they preferred, and others explained they could not have a bath or shower as often as they wanted.
Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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The Sycamores and The Poplars in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Nottinghamshire, 84% of the 254 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 24 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 93% of care home ratings in Nottinghamshire.
- With 72 beds it is larger than 90% of care homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 13% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Nottinghamshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (17% of care homes in Nottinghamshire are also rated below Good here); Effective (12% of care homes in Nottinghamshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (19% of care homes in Nottinghamshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Nottinghamshire (Oct 2026).
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Questions about The Sycamores and The Poplars
- How much does The Sycamores and The Poplars charge?
- The Sycamores and The Poplars's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is The Sycamores and The Poplars rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Sycamores and The Poplars: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How big is The Sycamores and The Poplars?
- CQC capacity for The Sycamores and The Poplars: 72 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who runs The Sycamores and The Poplars?
- Lentulus Properties Limited is the registered provider for The Sycamores and The Poplars.
- Is The Sycamores and The Poplars registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate The Sycamores and The Poplars?
- CQC published the current rating on 21 July 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can The Sycamores and The Poplars offer?
- CQC lists The Sycamores and The Poplars under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is The Sycamores and The Poplars?
- It is at High Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0AA.
- Is The Sycamores and The Poplars registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records The Sycamores and The Poplars as a care home, location ID 1-18074215645 and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2026.
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