Care home · Buckingham
Lime Tree Court Limited
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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- Church Street, Twyford, Buckingham, MK18 4EX
- Run by
- Lime Tree Court Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 23 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Sharon Nix
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04843818)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-149347391
An overview of Lime Tree Court Limited
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Lime Tree Court Limited is based in Buckingham. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2018).
What inspectors found
- During our last inspection in October 2017 we found the service was in breach of regulations.
- Care and treatment was not provided in a safe way.
- Manual handling was not carried out in a safe way to avoid injury to people.
- Nutritional needs of people were not always met and the service did not have systems in place to monitor care.
Inspected 16 November 2018; report published 28 December 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe87 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective99 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring108 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive102 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led80 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
CQC key question ratings, published 28 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Buckinghamshire share it.
The registered provider
Lime Tree Court Limited is run by Lime Tree Court Limited (company 04843818), incorporated in 2003, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
What it may cost
We estimate Lime Tree Court Limited at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Buckinghamshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is thinner here: the nearest other care home is 4 Old Barn Close, 3.5 miles away.
9 of the 11 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Grendon Underwood & The Claydons ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min) and a café (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Reading Lime Tree Court Limited's CQC ratings
Lime Tree Court Limited 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 79 of the 118 other care homes in Buckinghamshire that CQC has rated.
How its rating has changed
- Sep 2016
- Dec 2017
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 28 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 2 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 29 September 2016
- Inspection report 29 August 2014
- Inspection report 11 December 2013
- Inspection report 4 April 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 June 2026 by Buckinghamshire. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Lime Tree Court Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Grendon Underwood & The Claydons
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in MK18 (11)
Larger map · How to get there · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Within walking distance
- Shop Twyford Village Stores, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Café Twyford Village Stores, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Mary, 90 m (1 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
How long it has been running
Registered in March 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 28 December 2018.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Lime Tree Court Limited on The Care Panel so far.
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Frequently asked about Lime Tree Court Limited
- What type of care does Lime Tree Court Limited provide?
- Registration for Lime Tree Court Limited covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- What is Lime Tree Court Limited's address?
- It is at Church Street, Twyford, Buckingham, MK18 4EX.
- What are Lime Tree Court Limited's fees?
- Lime Tree Court Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How big is Lime Tree Court Limited?
- CQC capacity for Lime Tree Court Limited: 23 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- When was Lime Tree Court Limited last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 28 December 2018, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Lime Tree Court Limited a registered provider?
- Lime Tree Court Limited is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-149347391) and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- Can Lime Tree Court Limited care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Is Lime Tree Court Limited rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Lime Tree Court Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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