Care home · Humberston
Amber House
Illustrative photo, not of Amber House- Address
- 154 Grimsby Road, Humberston, DN36 4AQ
- Run by
- Carmand Ltd (6 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Karl Piddington-Smith
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07171755)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Mar 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-249804796
Introducing Amber House
Amber House in Humberston is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Carmand Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities, mental health conditions and drug or alcohol problems among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2019). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Humberston; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Amber House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 36 of the 51 other care homes in North East Lincolnshire that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe43 of 52 in North East Lincolnshire
- Effective50 of 52 in North East Lincolnshire
- Caring46 of 52 in North East Lincolnshire
- Responsive45 of 52 in North East Lincolnshire
- Well-led37 of 52 in North East Lincolnshire
Source: CQC, published 30 March 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in North East Lincolnshire share it.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Ownership and company checks
Amber House is run by Carmand Ltd (company 07171755), incorporated in 2010, 1 year 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 other residential care.
Carmand Ltd runs 6 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
5 of its services are in North East Lincolnshire.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from June 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 30 March 2019.
The inspection, summarised
- The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
- These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion.
- People with learning disabilities and autism using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.
- Staff could recognise and report any safeguarding concerns if they suspected abuse.
Inspected 15 March 2019; report published 30 March 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2015
- Apr 2017
- Mar 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 21 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 3 March 2015
- Inspection report 22 January 2015
- Inspection report 19 March 2014
- Inspection report 11 September 2013
Map and area details
- Ward
- Humberston and New Waltham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DN36 (11)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Taylors Avenue Medical Centre, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Extra, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Park Cleethorpes Country Park, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Café Tesco Café, 370 m (5 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
What it may cost
We estimate Amber House at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask North East Lincolnshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 24 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Clarendon Hall Care Home, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (4 of the nearest 25).
21 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Humberston and New Waltham ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (9 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Where Amber House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across North East Lincolnshire, 87% of the 52 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2019) is more recent than 17% of care home ratings in North East Lincolnshire.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in North East Lincolnshire, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 60% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in North East Lincolnshire lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in North East Lincolnshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Amber House
- When did CQC last rate Amber House?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 30 March 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Amber House support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Is Amber House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Amber House is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-249804796) and was rated Good overall in March 2019.
- What is Amber House's address?
- It is at 154 Grimsby Road, Humberston, DN36 4AQ.
- What kind of care can Amber House offer?
- CQC lists Amber House under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Amber House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Amber House cost?
- Amber House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Amber House?
- The registered provider is Carmand Ltd, according to CQC.
- How big is Amber House?
- CQC registers Amber House for 5 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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