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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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 Oaks is one of 279 care homes in Lincolnshire: a 6-bed residential care home in Lincoln, run by Home from Home Care Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability, 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 last rated the home in March 2018, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. 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.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Home from Home Care Limited runs 11 care homes, and 10 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2019. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire.
