Nursing home · North East Lincolnshire

Opal House

22 Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, DN36 4SP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • 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 livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North East Lincolnshire

Opal House is in the Good tier ?, with 28 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%)

See all 53 care homes in North East Lincolnshire →

Care homes nearby

  • Ruby House
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4SP · Nursing home · 5 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Humberston
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4SP · Residential care home · 8 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Swan Care Home
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4QL · Residential care home · 18 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • Humberston House Care Home
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4ZB · Residential care home · 72 beds1.5 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 10 months ago
  • Amber House
    Humberston, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4AQ · Nursing home · 5 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Waltham House Care Home
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4RY · Residential care home · 33 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Carmand Ltd

6 care homes in total: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Amber House
    Humberston, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4AQ · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ruby House
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN36 4SP · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Topaz House
    Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire · DN35 7EY · Nursing home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Emerald House
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN37 0AR · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Florence House
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN2 1RT · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Opal House at a glance

Run by Carmand Ltd, Opal House is a nursing home in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire with 5 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in North East Lincolnshire has 34 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The typical rating in North East Lincolnshire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.

4 of Carmand Ltd’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Humberston House Care Home, 1.5 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 28 other homes in North East Lincolnshire share its tier, “Good”.