Residential care home · North East Lincolnshire

Humberston House Care Home

Blackthorne Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, DN36 4ZB

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding Rated 10 months ago

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 17 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 exceptional
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 5 exceptional
    • 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?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Providing InformationGood
    • Planning for the futureExceptional
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?93%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 exceptional
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
    • Shared direction and cultureExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 12 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in North East Lincolnshire

Humberston House Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 4 other homes in North East Lincolnshire. 84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (4%)
  • Good 29 (55%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (13%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (13%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Alderlea Care Home
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4HS · Residential care home · 40 beds0.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago
  • Clarendon Hall Care Home
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4DA · Nursing home · 52 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Ashgrove Care Home
    Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire · DN35 0PS · Residential care home · 56 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Amber House
    Humberston, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4AQ · Nursing home · 5 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Opal House
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4SP · Nursing home · 5 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Humberston
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4SP · Residential care home · 8 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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What the data says about Humberston House Care Home

Run by Origin Care Homes (Humberston) Ltd, Humberston House Care Home is a residential care home in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire with 72 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in North East Lincolnshire are smaller: the median there is 34 beds.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in December 2025. It was Outstanding for caring and well-led as well. Safe, effective and responsive were rated Good. The typical rating in North East Lincolnshire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 12 exceptional and the rest good.

None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 87% of homes in North East Lincolnshire. In North East Lincolnshire, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).