Care home · Lincoln
Beckfield House Residential Home
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- Station Road, Heighington, Lincoln, LN4 1QJ
- Run by
- Allington Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on beckfieldhouse.com)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Joanne Strowger
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03873649)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Dec 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-120601325
An overview of Beckfield House Residential Home
Beckfield House Residential Home in Lincoln is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Allington Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (December 2024). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Washingborough; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2024), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 9 November 2019.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
How it fits locally
There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is An Caladh House, 1.0 miles away.
4 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Heighington & Washingborough ward, classed by ONS as larger 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.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Beckfield House Residential Home 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Lincolnshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Lincolnshire, 63 of 262 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (24%), while 68 of 262 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (26%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
The inspection, summarised
- We found 2 breaches of regulations in relation to safe care and good governance.
- People’s medicines were not always managed safely and not all care records contained details of people’s specific health and care needs.
- The service acted on feedback and put measures in place to improve the management of people’s medicines and updated care records.
- They said they felt safe and they knew who to talk to, should they have any concerns.
Inspected 30 August 2019; report published 9 November 2019; supporting 25 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2015
- Mar 2017
- Nov 2019
- Dec 2024
- Today Rating 1 year old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 9 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 22 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 29 June 2015
- Inspection report 11 September 2013
- Inspection report 24 May 2013
- Inspection report 29 November 2012
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 26 January 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 "Beckfield House Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Heighington & Washingborough
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- NHS planning area
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LN4 (21)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Washingborough Surgery, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy Lincolnshire Co-op Pharmacy, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Café By The Beck Coffee & Gift Shop, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship St Thomas, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Library 1.4 km (18 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe63 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Effective228 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Caring234 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Responsive230 of 262 in Lincolnshire
- Well-led68 of 262 in Lincolnshire
As rated by CQC, published 20 December 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lincolnshire share it.
Who runs it
Beckfield House Residential Home is run by Allington Healthcare Limited (company 03873649), incorporated in 1999, 11 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
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Quick answers about Beckfield House Residential Home
- What services is Beckfield House Residential Home registered for?
- Registration for Beckfield House Residential Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Beckfield House Residential Home registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-120601325 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2024.
- What is Beckfield House Residential Home's address?
- It is at Station Road, Heighington, Lincoln, LN4 1QJ.
- When did CQC last rate Beckfield House Residential Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 20 December 2024, 1 year ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Beckfield House Residential Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Which provider runs Beckfield House Residential Home?
- CQC lists Allington Healthcare Limited as the provider responsible for Beckfield House Residential Home.
- How many beds does Beckfield House Residential Home have?
- Beckfield House Residential Home is registered for up to 27 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did Beckfield House Residential Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Beckfield House Residential Home: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Beckfield House Residential Home cost?
- We don't have published prices from Beckfield House Residential Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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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.