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?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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 Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 61 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Cottage Residential Home is a 40-bed residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, run by Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Caring and responsive were also Requires improvement. Safe, effective and well-led were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from June 2021.
The Haven Care Home, 2.9 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 3 homes run by Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. In Lincolnshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).