SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
The Cottage is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 27 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited, The Cottage is a residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire with 10 registered beds. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Lincolnshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
Autism Care (UK) Limited runs 6 care homes, and all 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2024, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in August 2018.
