Nursing home · Essex

Forest Place Nursing Home

Forest Place, Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QL

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate Rated 2 months ago
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Forest Place Nursing Home is a nursing home in Buckhurst Hill, run by Martlane Limited (part of Abbey Total Care Group). It has 120 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in June 2026. It was rated Inadequate for well-led. Across Essex, 83% of the 369 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 30 June 2026 Rated 2 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Inadequate

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Essex

Forest Place Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 57 other homes in Essex. Of the 369 rated care homes here, 83% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 16 (4%)
  • Good 236 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 49 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 58 (15%)
  • Inadequate 3 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

Half of Essex's ratings are more than 5.1 years old. How tiers work

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