SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 4 exceptional, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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 Reeds is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in Lincolnshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Home from Home Care Limited runs The Reeds, a residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire with room for 8 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Lincolnshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
Home from Home Care Limited runs 11 care homes, and 10 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.0 km away, Orchard Lodge is rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2022. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. 8 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”.
CQC last rated the home in November 2024, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2024. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “safeguarding”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
