Physical disability care in Nottinghamshire: who can help

Other sources of help

Ring 0808 800 3333 (Scope helpline). In the area: Carers Hub Service.

What Nottinghamshire County Council can do

Start with a free care needs assessment. It looks at what the person can and cannot manage and whether they meet the national eligibility criteria, whatever their savings. How to ask in Nottinghamshire.

If the council funds care, you can take its share as a direct payment and choose a provider with the specialism you need. Attendance Allowance is not means-tested. Who pays for care in Nottinghamshire.

What the CQC register shows for physical disability care in Nottinghamshire

In Nottinghamshire, 83% of home care agencies list this specialism with CQC (168 of 203), against 83% of home care agencies in England. Of the 104 specialist home care agencies with a rating, 89% are Good or Outstanding, compared with 90% of all rated home care agencies in Nottinghamshire and 88% of specialist home care agencies across England. Among them, 11 are rated below Good and 16 Outstanding.

CQC has not yet rated 64 of them. Fosse Healthcare Limited has more of the specialist home care agencies than any other company: 8. 45% is the share of Nottinghamshire's care homes registered for physical disability care: 127 out of 280. Nationally it is 43%.

Specialist care homes in Nottinghamshire score 87% Good or Outstanding (113 rated). The figure is 84% for the area as a whole and 82% for England's specialist care homes. Of the specialist homes, 53 offer nursing care. Together they register 5,069 beds. Ratings at the ends of the scale: 9 Outstanding, 15 Requires improvement or Inadequate.

14 are still waiting for a first rating. The largest operator among them is Runwood Homes Limited, with 6. By town, Hucknall leads with 14 specialist care homes listed in or near it, ahead of Sutton in Ashfield with 12.

Figures from the CQC register as of Oct 2026.

Choosing a provider

A registered specialism means the provider has told CQC it supports people living with a physical disability; it does not tell you how much experience its staff have. Ask how many current clients have similar needs, what training carers receive, how they keep the same small team, and how they handle distress or refusals. Then read the latest CQC report, not just the rating.

More to ask:

• Will two carers be available when two are needed?
• Are staff trained in moving and handling, including hoists and slings?
• What equipment do you provide, and what must we arrange?