Nursing home · Lincolnshire

White Gables Care Home

Lincoln Road, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5SA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 October 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • December 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lincolnshire

White Gables Care Home 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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  • St Clare's Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 months ago
  • Tennyson Wharf
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  • Eccleshare Court
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  • OSJCT Hartsholme House
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What the data says about White Gables Care Home

An independent nursing home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, White Gables Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 55 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Lincolnshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.

In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Lincolnshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

OSJCT Hartsholme House, 2.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire.