SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Mrs A D Pennington runs The Gables, a residential care home in Alford, Lincolnshire with room for 9 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Lincolnshire, where the median is 30 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2021, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Its rating before that, in May 2019, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 36% of homes in Lincolnshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Meadows Court Care Home, 3.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. 61 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
