Care home · Nottingham
University Care 3
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- 10 Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3BA
- Run by
- Mrs Susan Clay (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- September 2020 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Tracy Ann Gee
- Last CQC check
- 4 Dec 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-9358522459
An overview of University Care 3
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, University Care 3 is based in Nottingham, run by Mrs Susan Clay. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2021). It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Beeston; 16 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
University Care 3 over the years
CQC registration dates from September 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from December 2021.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Around Nottingham
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is University Care 2, 0.5 miles away.
16 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bramcote ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 GP surgery (9 min), a park (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Mrs Susan Clay runs 4 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 4 are in Nottinghamshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Likely fees
We estimate University Care 3 at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, Nottinghamshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe206 of 257 in Nottinghamshire
- Effective216 of 257 in Nottinghamshire
- Caring225 of 257 in Nottinghamshire
- Responsive221 of 257 in Nottinghamshire
- Well-led187 of 257 in Nottinghamshire
From CQC's latest report, published 4 December 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Nottinghamshire share it.
The inspection, summarised
- People received their prescribed medicines on time and staff received training to ensure they managed medicines safely.
- There were enough staff to provide support to safely meet people's needs.
- People were protected from the risk of harm and staff understood how to recognise potential abuse and what action to take to keep people safe.
- People made choices about how they wanted to be supported and how they liked to spend their time.
Inspected 28 October 2021; report published 4 December 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
Rating history
- Dec 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 4 December 2021
Finding it
- Ward
- Bramcote
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broxtowe
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NG9 (21)
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Close by
- Bus stop 120 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Bramcote Surgery, 740 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 950 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Park 600 m (8 min walk)
- Café Zhug, 960 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael & All Angels Church, 760 m (10 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Reading University Care 3's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for University Care 3: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 186 of the 256 other care homes in Nottinghamshire that CQC has rated.
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Where University Care 3 stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Nottinghamshire, 84% of the 257 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 24 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2021) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in Nottinghamshire.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 26.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 26% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Nottinghamshire lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for Nottinghamshire as at Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about University Care 3
- Who runs University Care 3?
- CQC lists Mrs Susan Clay as the provider responsible for University Care 3.
- How many residents can University Care 3 take?
- CQC registers University Care 3 for 5 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Is University Care 3 rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For University Care 3: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from University Care 3 cost?
- We don't have published prices from University Care 3 yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- What type of care does University Care 3 provide?
- University Care 3 is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is University Care 3 regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-9358522459 and was rated Good overall in December 2021.
- Where is University Care 3 based?
- It is at 10 Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3BA.
- When was University Care 3 last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 4 December 2021, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Does University Care 3 support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
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