Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 5 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Clarence House & The Granary is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 61 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Prime Life Limited runs Clarence House & The Granary, a residential care home in Horncastle, Lincolnshire with room for 21 residents. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
61 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Thimbleby Court (Outstanding), 0.7 km away. Prime Life Limited runs 54 care homes, and 43 of the 53 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2021, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Good. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 36% of homes in Lincolnshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
