SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?84%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
Safe environmentsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?88%★Outstanding
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?86%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 13 good, 20 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Holbeach Meadows Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 16 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Holbeach Meadows Care Home is one of 279 care homes in Lincolnshire: a 66-bed residential care home in Spalding, run by Origin Care Homes (Holbeach) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Lincolnshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. In Lincolnshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2025, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, caring and well-led as well. For safe and responsive, the rating was Good. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 20 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
