SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Nugent Care runs Lime House, a residential care home in Nr Warrington, Wigan with room for 32 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Ashwood Court Supportive Pathways (Good), 0.9 km away. Nugent Care runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. In Wigan, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC's latest rating, from December 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Safe was rated Inadequate. For caring, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in September 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in Wigan, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 20 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “infection prevention and control”.
