SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Involving people to manage risksExceptional
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?100%★Outstanding
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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
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 9 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Pickworth House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Pickworth House is a 5-bed residential care home in Boston, Lincolnshire, run by Pickworths Residential Living Ltd. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Lincolnshire, where the median is 30 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2025. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. That is more recent than most ratings in Lincolnshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 9 were exceptional.
8 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Pickworths Residential Living Ltd runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
