Lowmoor Care Home food hygiene rating
Caring Premises · Ashfield
Lowmoor Care Home holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 10 December 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
Address: Lowmoor Road, NG17 7JF
How it compares in Ashfield
In Ashfield, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Lowmoor Care Home sits behind roughly 759 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 668 | 78% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 91 | 11% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 42 | 5% | ← Lowmoor Care Home | |
| 2 out of 5 | 17 | 2% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 35 | 4% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 1 | <1% |
A further 92 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Lowmoor Care Home none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to Lowmoor Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Acre Horse & Animal Sanctuary Caring Premises | 371 yards away | 5 - Very good | 2 June 2025 |
| Aldi Stores Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 28 January 2026 |
| Boyes Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 19 January 2026 |
| Coffee and Cream Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 13 June 2025 |
| Boardom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 14 October 2025 |
| Convenience Store Retailers - other | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 2 October 2023 |
| Caterlink @ Outwood Academy Kirkby School/college/university | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Ashfield Kebab & Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 January 2026 |
Questions about Lowmoor Care Home
What is Lowmoor Care Home's food hygiene rating?
Lowmoor Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Ashfield Council on 10 December 2025.
Is Lowmoor Care Home safe to eat at?
A 3 means the care premises met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was Lowmoor Care Home last inspected?
Lowmoor Care Home was last inspected on 10 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Ashfield Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Lowmoor Care Home?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Lowmoor Care Home compare to other places in Ashfield?
78% of the 854 rated food businesses in Ashfield hold the top rating of 5, while Lowmoor Care Home holds a 3. 42 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Ashfield Council inspects Lowmoor Care Home and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
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