Care home · Lincoln
The Croft
Illustrative photo, not of The Croft- Address
- Heath Farm, Heath Road, Ashby De La Launde, Lincoln, LN4 3JD
- Run by
- Autism Care (UK) Limited (7 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Lifeways Community Care
- Registered manager
- Megan Elizabeth Cook-Blow
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03997337)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Jan 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-145212126
The Croft at a glance
The Croft in Lincoln is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Autism Care (UK) Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2024).
Specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Reading The Croft's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 177 of the 265 other care homes in Lincolnshire that CQC has rated.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe196 of 266 in Lincolnshire
- Effective231 of 266 in Lincolnshire
- Caring237 of 266 in Lincolnshire
- Responsive233 of 266 in Lincolnshire
- Well-led178 of 266 in Lincolnshire
As rated by CQC, published 4 January 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lincolnshire share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Croft at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Lincolnshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Barn, under 0.5 miles away.
10 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ashby de la Launde, Digby & Scopwick ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lincolnshire ICB.
What inspectors found
- Right Support: People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- People were supported in a way which mitigated risks to their safety and welfare.
- They received their medicines safely and in the ways they preferred.
- There were enough, safely recruited, staff available to meet people's needs.
Inspected 5 December 2023; report published 4 January 2024. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The registered provider
The Croft is run by Autism Care (uk) Limited (company 03997337), incorporated in 2000, 10 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 residential care.
Autism Care (UK) Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 7 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Lincolnshire.
It trades under the Lifeways Community Care brand, which covers 86 services run by 19 registered providers.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 2 times, and is now Good.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 4 January 2024.
Rating history
- Jan 2016
- Aug 2018
- Dec 2019
- Feb 2021
- Mar 2022
- Jan 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 4 January 2024
- CQC inspection report 10 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 12 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 13 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 23 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 18 January 2016
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 16 June 2009 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 "The Croft"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Ashby de la Launde, Digby & Scopwick
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- NHS planning area
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LN4 (21)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
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Frequently asked about The Croft
- Who is the registered provider for The Croft?
- Autism Care (UK) Limited is the registered provider for The Croft.
- How many residents can The Croft take?
- The Croft is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is The Croft rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are The Croft's fees?
- No fee list from The Croft has reached us. Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is The Croft registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records The Croft as a care home, location ID 1-145212126 and was rated Good overall in January 2024.
- Where is The Croft?
- It is at Heath Farm, Heath Road, Ashby De La Launde, Lincoln, LN4 3JD.
- What kind of care can The Croft offer?
- The Croft is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When did CQC last rate The Croft?
- The latest rating is dated 4 January 2024, 2 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can The Croft care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
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