Cygnet Care Services Limited: 11 CQC-Rated Care Homes Compared (Oct 2026)

What CQC found at Cygnet Care Services Limited's services

CQC area	Rated Outstanding	Rated Good	Rated Requires improvement
Overall result	1	7	3
Safe	0	8	3
Effective	0	9	2
Caring	0	10	1
Responsive	1	8	2
Well-led	2	6	3

Services by current CQC rating; on the register since December 2010; 150 beds across its care homes.

Trades as part of: Cygnet Health Care.

Cygnet Care Services Limited in detail

Rating changes over 12 months: 0 up, 0 down, 0 first ratings, from 2 new ratings in all. Newest: Broughton House and College (Good, 19 October 2026).

Capacity: 150 beds over 11 homes, averaging 14, ranging from 5 at Broughton House and College to 30 at Broughton House and College.

The council areas with the most Cygnet Care Services Limited services are Hampshire (3), Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (2) and Lincolnshire (2), out of 7 in total.

The Daley Care Centre (Sheffield) is the most recent addition, registered in January 2026; Broughton House and College (Lincoln) has been registered the longest, since December 2010.

By region, Cygnet Care Services Limited's services are in South East (4 care homes), East Midlands (3 care homes), South West (2 care homes) and North West (1 care home), plus 1 more region.

Against England as a whole, Cygnet Care Services Limited has 9% Outstanding (England 5%) and 27% below Good (England 17%). That is 3 of 11 rated services in the two lower ratings.

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How each service compares locally

How each service's CQC rating compares with all services of the same type in its council area.

Care service	Overall rating	Local authority	Area rated Good or better	More recent than
Amberwood Lodge	Good	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	96% of 129	78% locally
Broughton House and College	Good	Lincolnshire	77% of 266	15% locally
Broughton House and College	Good	Lincolnshire	77% of 266	100% locally
Broughton Lodge	Requires improvement	Cheshire East	77% of 97	51% locally
Devon Lodge	Requires improvement	Hampshire	85% of 445	58% locally
Elston House	Outstanding	Nottinghamshire	84% of 257	32% locally
Nightingale	Good	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	96% of 129	80% locally
Oakhurst Lodge	Good	Hampshire	85% of 445	69% locally
Squirrels	Good	Hampshire	85% of 445	6% locally
The Daley Care Centre	Requires improvement	Sheffield	85% of 107	41% locally
The Old Vicarage	Good	West Berkshire	90% of 40	28% locally

Cygnet Care Services Limited's care homes

East Midlands (3)

Care service	Where	CQC rating and date	Places
Broughton House and College	Lincoln, Lincolnshire	Good Rated Sep 2019	30
Broughton House and College	Lincoln, Lincolnshire	Good Rated Oct 2026Inspected recently	5
Elston House	Newark, Nottinghamshire	Outstanding Rated Nov 2020	8

North West (1)

Care service	Where	CQC rating and date	Places
Broughton Lodge	Macclesfield, Cheshire East	Requires improvement Rated Oct 2022	20

South East (4)

Care service	Where	CQC rating and date	Places
Devon Lodge	Southampton, Hampshire	Requires improvement Rated Mar 2023	12
Oakhurst Lodge	Southampton, Hampshire	Good Rated Aug 2024	8
Squirrels	Southampton, Hampshire	Good Rated Feb 2018	9
The Old Vicarage	Hungerford, West Berkshire	Good Rated Mar 2019Previous provider's rating	13

South West (2)

Care service	Where	CQC rating and date	Places
Amberwood Lodge	Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Good Rated Oct 2025Inspected recently	9
Nightingale	Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Good Rated Nov 2025Inspected recently	12

Yorkshire & Humberside (1)

Care service	Where	CQC rating and date	Places
The Daley Care Centre	Sheffield	Requires improvement Rated Jul 2023Previous provider's rating	24

Cygnet Care Services Limited: common questions

How big is Cygnet Care Services Limited?

Cygnet Care Services Limited runs 11 care homes registered with CQC across 5 regions of England, with 150 care home beds.

How good are Cygnet Care Services Limited's CQC ratings?

Of the services Cygnet Care Services Limited runs that have a rating (11), 73% are Good or Outstanding: 1 Outstanding, 7 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate. CQC rates each location on its own.

How recent are Cygnet Care Services Limited's ratings?

3 of its rated services were rated in the last two years and 5 more than four years ago. An old rating may not reflect the service today, particularly after a change of manager. How old care ratings are across England.