Care home · Grimsby
The Meadows Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of The Meadows Care Home- Address
- 88 Louth Road, Scartho, Grimsby, DN33 2HY
- Run by
- Shire Care (Nursing & Residential Homes) Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 36 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Jamie Burman
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1984 (42 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01783349)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Dec 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-130201054
About The Meadows Care Home
The Meadows Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Grimsby, run by Shire Care (Nursing & Residential Homes) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2019). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around New Waltham; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
How its rating has changed
- Feb 2015
- Sep 2015
- Mar 2017
- Oct 2019
- Dec 2020
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 19 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 18 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 September 2015
- CQC inspection report 27 February 2015
- Inspection report 13 July 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 20 November 2025 by North East Lincolnshire. 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 Meadows"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Scartho
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DN33 (8)
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Close by
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 23 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Scartho Medical Centre, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Weelsby View Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Louth Rd News & Convenience Store, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Café Eleven Coffee House, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St Giles with St Matthew, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Library Scartho Community Library, 160 m (2 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe41 of 50 in North East Lincolnshire
- Effective48 of 50 in North East Lincolnshire
- Caring44 of 50 in North East Lincolnshire
- Responsive43 of 50 in North East Lincolnshire
- Well-led35 of 50 in North East Lincolnshire
Source: CQC, published 18 October 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in North East Lincolnshire share it.
The registered provider
The Meadows Care Home is run by Shire Care (nursing & Residential Homes) Limited (company 01783349), incorporated in 1984, 27 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.
Shire Care (Nursing & Residential Homes) Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in North East Lincolnshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Ferriby Lane, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Scartho 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 GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Meadows Care Home at £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
With savings below £23,250, North East Lincolnshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
From the latest CQC inspection
- We found the following examples of good practice. ● Safety precautions were in place for visitors, which included external signage to alert people to visiting restrictions due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
- Staff greeted professional visitors at the entrance to the service and reminded them of the infection control measures they would need to take.
- A supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), including hand sanitiser, was provided if visitors did not have their own.
- Discussions about symptoms and a temperature check took place before visitors entered the building. ● Visits for relatives were arranged in line with government guidance; the service was closed to all but essential visitors at present but had provided garden and window visits.
Inspected 9 December 2020; report published 19 December 2020. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
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.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 19 December 2020.
Reading The Meadows Care Home's CQC ratings
The Meadows Care Home 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 34 of the 49 other care homes in North East Lincolnshire that CQC has rated.
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Where The Meadows Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across North East Lincolnshire, 86% of the 50 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2019) is more recent than 30% of care home ratings in North East Lincolnshire.
- With 36 beds it is larger than 53% of care homes in North East Lincolnshire, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 71% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in North East Lincolnshire lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in North East Lincolnshire (Oct 2026).
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What families ask about The Meadows Care Home
- What are The Meadows Care Home's fees?
- We don't have published prices from The Meadows Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is The Meadows Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: 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 many residents can The Meadows Care Home take?
- CQC registers The Meadows Care Home for 36 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs The Meadows Care Home?
- The Meadows Care Home is run by Shire Care (Nursing & Residential Homes) Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Does The Meadows Care Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is The Meadows Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 18 October 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is The Meadows Care Home based?
- It is at 88 Louth Road, Scartho, Grimsby, DN33 2HY.
- Is The Meadows Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. The Meadows Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-130201054) and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
- What kind of care can The Meadows Care Home offer?
- The Meadows Care Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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