SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?92%★Outstanding
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 11 exceptional, 1 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. ?
Glenholme Senior Living (Horncastle) Limited runs Thimbleby Court, a nursing home in Horncastle, Lincolnshire with room for 58 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Lincolnshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. 16 other homes in Lincolnshire share its tier, “Outstanding”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2026, is Outstanding overall. Effective and caring were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, responsive and well-led as Good. Ratings in Lincolnshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
