SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?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 Grove Residential Care Home 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%).
The Grovecare (UK) Limited runs The Grove Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Horncastle, Lincolnshire with room for 19 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a sensory impairment.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in November 2022. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Before that, in June 2022, it was rated Inadequate.
In Lincolnshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. About 2.8 km away, Thimbleby Court is rated Outstanding.
