SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Apple Trees Care & Reablement Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 147 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Apple Trees Care & Reablement Centre is one of 279 care homes in Lincolnshire: a 64-bed residential care home in Grantham, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Lincolnshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
The Orders Of St. John Care Trust runs 49 care homes, and 44 of the 47 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is OSJCT Gregory House (Outstanding), 1.7 km away. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from October 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in April 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
