Care home · Lincoln
York House
Typical fee here £1,160–£1,410 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of York House- Address
- 15 Waterside, Billinghay, Lincoln, LN4 4BU
- Run by
- LJ Care Homes Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency
- Beds
- 16 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Jayne Marie Bracken
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05148326)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Oct 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-232410795
Introducing York House
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, York House is based in Lincoln, run by LJ Care Homes Ltd. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (October 2022).
Ownership and company checks
York House is run by Lj Care Homes Ltd (company 05148326), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
LJ Care Homes Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Lincolnshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Rating history
- Oct 2016
- Aug 2018
- Aug 2022
- Oct 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 6 October 2022
- CQC inspection report 23 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 2 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 October 2016
- Inspection report 29 November 2013
- Inspection report 13 March 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 August 2026 by North Kesteven. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "York House Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Billinghay Rural
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LN4 (21)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Shop Lincolnshire Co-op, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Michael, 210 m (3 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
York House over the years
Registered in April 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
The rating is 4 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 6 October 2022.
What the ratings tell you
York House has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 175 of the 261 other care homes in Lincolnshire that CQC has rated.
Inspection findings in brief
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- Risks to people living in the care home had been assessed, however, more work was needed to fully identify the risks to people receiving care in their own home.
- Audits were in place to assess the quality of care provided and had identified most actions needed to drive improvements in care.
- Staff had received the training needed to provide safe care.
Inspected 10 August 2022; report published 6 October 2022; supporting 16 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate York House at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Lincolnshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe193 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Effective228 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Caring234 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Responsive230 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Well-led176 of 262 in Lincolnshire
Source: CQC, published 6 October 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lincolnshire share it.
Around Lincoln
There is 1 other care home within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Blair House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (6 of the nearest 19); sight or hearing loss (3 of the nearest 19).
13 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Billinghay Rural ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lincolnshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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What families ask about York House
- How recent is York House's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 6 October 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is York House registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is York House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- York House is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-232410795) and was rated Good overall in October 2022.
- What is York House's address?
- It is at 15 Waterside, Billinghay, Lincoln, LN4 4BU.
- What services is York House registered for?
- CQC lists York House under: residential homes, homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How is York House rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does York House charge?
- No fee list from York House has reached us. Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who is the registered provider for York House?
- On CQC's register the provider is LJ Care Homes Ltd.
- How many residents can York House take?
- CQC registers York House for 16 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.