SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%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
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 13 good, 20 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. ?
Cherry Tree Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 61 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Prime Life Limited, Cherry Tree Lodge is a nursing home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire with 19 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2026. It was Requires improvement for safe, caring and well-led as well. Effective and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in December 2017, it was rated Good. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 20 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (some shortfalls).
The nearest home with a higher rating is The Laurels (Good), 0.1 km away. Prime Life Limited runs 54 care homes, and 43 of the 53 rated are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2024. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. 61 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
