SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 5 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. ?
Neale Court is a 46-bed residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, run by Country Court Care Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Lincolnshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from August 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from December 2019. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (some shortfalls).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. 147 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Good”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 7 homes run by Country Court Care Homes Limited. 7 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
