Residential care home · Lincolnshire

The Phoenix

St. Helens Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7RA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 November 2023 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • 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?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2023InadequateSECRW
  • January 2020GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lincolnshire

The Phoenix is in the Good tier ?, with 147 other homes in Lincolnshire. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 17 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (3%)
  • Good 148 (53%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 28 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 62 (22%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 14 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • OSJCT Boultham Park House
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN6 7PH · Residential care home · 35 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Ashley Court
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN5 8PQ · Residential care home · 15 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Altham Court Care Home
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN6 7SP · Nursing home · 48 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Eccleshare Court
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN6 0ED · Nursing home · 51 beds1.1 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Swanholme Court
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN6 0ED · Residential care home · 27 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • OSJCT Hartsholme House
    Lincoln, Lincolnshire · LN6 0ED · Residential care home · 44 beds1.1 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Linkage Community Trust

20 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Abbey House
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN32 0HN · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Vale View
    Spilsby, Lincolnshire · PE23 5AE · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • St Andrews Drive
    Skegness, Lincolnshire · PE25 1DL · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Beech Lodge - Mablethorpe
    Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire · LN12 1DP · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Bellamy's Cottage
    Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire · DN32 9RU · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Dunsford
    Spilsby, Lincolnshire · PE23 5EH · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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The Phoenix at a glance

The Phoenix is one of 279 care homes in Lincolnshire: a 6-bed residential care home in Lincoln, run by Linkage Community Trust. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Lincolnshire, where the median is 30 beds.

Its CQC rating, from November 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in September 2023, it was rated Inadequate.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. 147 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Good”. It is one of 20 homes run by Linkage Community Trust. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is OSJCT Hartsholme House (Outstanding), 1.1 km away.