Ideal Care Home

Newark On Trent

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Ideal Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 19 January 2026 by Newark and Sherwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Ideal Care Home, from January 2022 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Ideal Care Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Ideal Care Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
19 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Ideal Care Home in Newark On Trent has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Bowbridge Court,
175 Bowbridge Road,
Newark On Trent,
NG24 4DF

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Ideal Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Ideal Care Home?

Food hygiene at Ideal Care Home is inspected by Newark and Sherwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Ideal Care Home

What is Ideal Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Ideal Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 January 2026.

When was Ideal Care Home last inspected?

Ideal Care Home was last inspected by Newark and Sherwood on 19 January 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.