SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?★Outstanding
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Run by Home from Home Care Limited, Orchard Lodge is a residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire with 6 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Lincolnshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. It is one of 11 homes run by Home from Home Care Limited. 10 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2022. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in November 2019. It was Outstanding for safe, responsive and well-led as well. Effective and caring were rated Good. Its previous rating, in November 2016, was Good, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Lincolnshire, 36% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
