Residential care home · Lincolnshire

Victoria House Residential Home

31 Station Road, Alford, LN13 9JB

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 29 December 2022 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2020GoodSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Lincolnshire

Victoria House Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 61 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

  • Chimneys Care Home
    Alford, Lincolnshire · LN13 9HY · Residential care home · 14 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Sandpiper Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • The Sycamores
    Alford, Lincolnshire · LN13 9AN · Residential care home · 8 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Swallowdale
    Alford, Lincolnshire · LN13 9EW · Residential care home · 8 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • The Gables
    Alford, Lincolnshire · LN13 9LF · Residential care home · 9 beds6.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Newhaven Residential Home
    Alford, Lincolnshire · LN13 9RF · Residential care home · 25 beds6.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Victoria House Residential Home in brief

Mrs Reepaben Patel runs Victoria House Residential Home, a residential care home in Alford, Lincolnshire with room for 20 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. 95% of homes in Lincolnshire also score 5. About 0.1 km away, Chimneys Care Home is rated Good.

CQC last rated the home in December 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Good.