SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?44%Requires improvement
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Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 15 good, 18 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Alderlea Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in North East Lincolnshire.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
National Care Consortium Ltd runs Alderlea Care Home, a residential care home in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire with room for 40 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
CQC last rated the home in August 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in June 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in North East Lincolnshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 18 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (significant shortfalls).
National Care Consortium Ltd runs 6 care homes, and 2 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Humberston House Care Home, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 87% of homes in North East Lincolnshire. 6 other homes in North East Lincolnshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
