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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Village Farm is a 6-bed residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, run by Witham Valley Care Group Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Lincolnshire, where the median is 30 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in October 2019. Caring and responsive were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and well-led as Good. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Lincolnshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2014. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. In Lincolnshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. Witham Valley Care Group Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.