Dementia Care Home

Five Gables Residential Home

113 Victoria Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8AQ

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
62/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff55 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”50%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds16
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2019-10-02

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth55
  • Compassion & dignity55
  • Cleanliness55
  • Activities & engagement50
  • Food quality50
  • Healthcare55
  • Management & leadership60
  • Resident happiness50
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-10-02

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The inspection awarded a Good rating for Safety at Five Gables Care Home, covering a 16-bed residential home for older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and those with sensory impairments. The published text does not include specific observations about staffing levels, medicines management, falls recording, or infection control practice. A Good safety rating indicates inspectors found no significant concerns in these areas, but the detail behind that judgement is not available in the published summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    Five Gables Care Home received a Good rating for Effectiveness at the April 2025 inspection. This domain covers training, care plans, healthcare access, and food quality. No specific detail is available in the published inspection text about the content of care plans, how often they are reviewed, what dementia training staff have completed, or how the home manages GP access and medicines. A Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied across these areas, but the evidence base behind the rating is not visible in the summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    Five Gables Care Home was rated Good for Caring at the April 2025 inspection. This domain covers warmth, dignity, respect, and support for independence. No specific inspector observations, resident testimony, or relative feedback is included in the published inspection summary. A Good Caring rating indicates that inspectors found acceptable practice in these areas, but without specific quotes or observations it is not possible to describe what that looked like in practice.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    Five Gables Care Home received a Good rating for Responsiveness at the April 2025 inspection. This domain covers activities, individual engagement, and end-of-life care. The published text does not include detail about the activity programme, one-to-one engagement for people who cannot join groups, or how end-of-life wishes are recorded and respected. A Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied, but the specific evidence is not available in the summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    Five Gables Care Home was rated Good for Well-led at the April 2025 inspection. Two registered managers are named in the record, Ms Alison Pearce and Miss Emma Louise Vince, and Ms Pearce is also listed as the nominated individual. The published summary does not describe how the management team operates day to day, how staff are supported to raise concerns, or how the home uses feedback from residents and families to improve. A Good rating indicates inspectors found acceptable governance and culture.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The team supports residents with various needs including physical disabilities and sensory impairments. They're experienced in caring for people over 65 who need different levels of assistance with daily living. For residents living with dementia, the home provides specialised support tailored to individual needs. The team understands how to create a reassuring environment that helps people feel secure and valued. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

62/ 100

DCC Family Score

Five Gables Care Home received a Good rating across all five domains at its April 2025 inspection, but the published report text contains very little specific detail, so scores reflect the rating itself rather than confirmed observations or testimony.

Homes in East Midlands typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Five Gables Care Home, at 113 Victoria Road, Nottingham, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its most recent inspection on 2 April 2025, published 11 June 2025. The home is a small, 16-bed residential setting registered to support older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and those with sensory impairments. Two registered managers are named in the record, suggesting an identifiable leadership structure. A Good rating across every domain is a positive baseline signal, though it is worth noting this is only the second inspection since registration. The main limitation here is that the publicly available inspection text contains very little specific detail about what inspectors actually observed, heard from residents, or found in records. A Good rating tells you the bar was cleared, but it does not tell you how warmly staff spoke to your parent, whether meals were enjoyable, or how the home handles a difficult night. Before making a decision, visit during a meal time, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not a template), and ask the manager to describe one recent change the home made after an incident or family concern. These three things will tell you more than the rating alone.

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In Their Own Words

How Five Gables Residential Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Five Gables Residential Home says about itself

Specialist support for sensory and dementia needs in Nottingham

Residential home in Nottingham: True Peace of Mind

When someone you love needs extra help with sight, hearing or memory challenges, finding the right support matters. Five Gables Care Home in Nottingham provides specialised care for older adults, with particular expertise in supporting people with sensory impairments and dementia. The home focuses on helping residents maintain their independence while ensuring they receive the personalised attention they need.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The team supports residents with various needs including physical disabilities and sensory impairments. They're experienced in caring for people over 65 who need different levels of assistance with daily living.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, the home provides specialised support tailored to individual needs. The team understands how to create a reassuring environment that helps people feel secure and valued.

    “To understand how Five Gables could support your loved one's specific needs, arranging a visit lets you see their approach firsthand.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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