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Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding
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- 43 Spalding Common, Spalding, PE11 3AU
- Run by
- Country Court Care Homes Limited (7 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 47 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Pets
- Pets welcome (as stated on countrycourtcare.co)
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on countrycourtcare.co)
- En-suite rooms
- All rooms en-suite (as stated on countrycourtcare.co)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Country Court Care
- Registered manager
- Karen Cate Delmo Atillo, Anita Malkevica, Renju Susan Varghese
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1996 (30 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03253377)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Sep 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-121485942
The service in brief
Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding is a CQC-registered nursing home in Spalding, run by Country Court Care Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2026). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Spalding; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding
Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding is run by Country Court Care Homes Limited (company 03253377), incorporated in 1996, 14 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 nursing care, residential care for older and disabled people and other social work without accommodation.
Country Court Care Homes Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 7 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
5 of its services are in Lincolnshire.
It trades under the Country Court Care brand, which covers 47 services run by 9 registered providers.
Track record
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 5 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 1 January 2021.
Registered specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
What inspectors found
- Instead, our findings focus on any areas where the service needs to improve or where we found exceptional practice.
- People can only be deprived of their liberty to receive care and treatment with appropriate legal authority.
- In care homes, this can be done through a procedure called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), which is part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA).
- We gathered feedback from people through a Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI).
Inspected 23 November 2020; report published 1 January 2021; supporting 45 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding at £1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £69k–£85k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Lincolnshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Fenchurch House, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 14 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Spalding St Mary's ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lincolnshire ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
The ratings in context
Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding 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.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Effective at 71%, averaging 74% overall.
The five key questions
- Safe72% score193 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Effective71% score228 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Caring75% score234 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Responsive75% score230 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Well-led75% score176 of 262 in Lincolnshire
CQC key question ratings, published 23 September 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lincolnshire share it.
Detailed scores
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding scores 74%.
Safe 72%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding2 · Some shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- Assessing needs2 · Some shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 5 July 2026, published 23 September 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2016
- Dec 2018
- Jan 2021
- Sep 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 1 January 2021
- CQC inspection report 14 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 21 June 2016
- Inspection report 14 November 2013
- Inspection report 21 May 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 19 January 2026 by South Holland. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ashwood Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Spalding St Mary's
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PE11 (16)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Shop Applegreen, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
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Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding: common questions
- How recent is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 23 September 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- What services is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding registered with CQC?
- Yes. Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-121485942) and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- Where is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding based?
- It is at 43 Spalding Common, Spalding, PE11 3AU.
- Is Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding cost?
- Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding?
- On CQC's register the provider is Country Court Care Homes Limited.
- How many beds does Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding have?
- CQC registers Ashwood Nursing Home - Spalding for 47 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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