SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Five Bells Residential Care Home 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%).
Five Bells Residential Care Home is a 28-bed residential care home in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, run by Compleat Care (UK) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in March 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in May 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Lincolnshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Old Hall (Outstanding), 4.4 km away.
