SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
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?68%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 12 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. ?
Boston West Care is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 27 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Park Avenue Care Limited runs Boston West Care, a nursing home in Boston, Lincolnshire with room for 45 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Lincolnshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 2 homes run by Park Avenue Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2025, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in December 2023, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 12 standards out of 33 scored below good.
