Will North East Lincolnshire Council fund a care home place?

It may, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows the person qualifies for help with the cost. Income, savings and any property are all taken into account when the council calculates a contribution. Funding runs up to the rate set for the assessed level of need, so a home charging above that rate usually requires a third party contribution from family. Ask for the calculation and the funding offer in writing before agreeing anything with a home.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Grimsby?

Contact the adult social care team at North East Lincolnshire Council and ask for an assessment for yourself or the person you support. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care, whatever their savings, so it is worth requesting even if you expect to pay privately. The assessment can be carried out at home or on a hospital ward, and notes about what a difficult week actually involves help the assessor see the full picture. Ask for the written outcome once the assessment is finished.

How far ahead should we start looking at homes?

Start as soon as it is clear that support at home is no longer holding together rather than waiting for a fall or an admission to force a quick decision. Well regarded homes in Grimsby can carry waiting lists, and a hospital discharge often compresses the timescale into days. A few weeks of lead time makes room for second visits, a careful read of the inspection reports and an unhurried assessment. Where time is already short, narrow the field by rating and location and see the strongest options straight away.

Which care homes in Grimsby are listed on this page?

Thirty five residential care homes in Grimsby appear here, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Humberston House Care Home, Abbey House, The Anchorage, Newgrove House Care Home, Ladysmith Care Home, Waltham House Care Home and Fairways Care Home, alongside smaller homes supporting a few residents each. Every provider has a profile setting out its current rating with a link to the inspection report. Begin with the homes that suit both your location and the support needed.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Grimsby?

Ask how many carers are on duty during the day and overnight, how long they have worked at the home and how much agency cover is used, because settled staff usually mean settled residents. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed and whether the family is invited to contribute. Ask how the home responds when someone's health changes, how medical support is arranged and what would make it say a person's needs could no longer be met. Ask to stay for a mealtime and to speak with a relative of a current resident.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home helps people with everyday living such as washing, dressing, meals, medication and company, with care staff available at all hours. A nursing home provides the same support and also has registered nurses on site for clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding or an unstable long term condition. All of the homes in this Grimsby listing are registered for residential care rather than nursing. If an assessment identifies nursing needs, ask about providers registered to deliver nursing care instead.

Care Homes in Grimsby

Grimsby has 35 CQC registered care homes. 23 are rated Good, 5 Outstanding, 5 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 24 of the 35 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Grimsby at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Grimsby, to help you judge the options below.

North East Lincolnshire Council pays, residential care: £750 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475, median £1,316
Care home beds filled across North East Lincolnshire: 83%. The 12 month average is 83%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 96
People aged 75 and over: 17,600. Rising to 20,400 by 2035, up 16%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 10 changed owner, covering 512 beds.
Who pays, across North East Lincolnshire (estimate): 33% council, 35% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 4,700. Rising to 6,500 by 2035, up 38%

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Planning and paying for a care home place in Grimsby

The question families tend to ask last is the one that quietly settles which of the thirty five homes on this page are available to them. How the fees will be met determines the field, so it belongs at the beginning of the process. Two assessments produce the answer between them, one about what a person needs and one about what they can be asked to pay, and both can run while visits are still being arranged.

Requesting a care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, with no income or savings test to qualify for one. North East Lincolnshire Council is the authority responsible for carrying it out for people living in Grimsby and for deciding which needs are eligible for funded support. The assessor considers washing, dressing, eating, mobility, medication and safety, and asks what the person wants their daily life to look like, then sets out the eligible needs in writing. Ask for a copy of that document, because homes expect to see it and every funding decision follows from it.

Fees and contributions

A financial assessment then takes account of income, savings and property to work out what the person contributes. Where the council helps, it funds up to the rate it has set for the assessed level of need, so a family drawn to a home charging above that rate may be asked for a third party contribution. Anyone paying their own fees contracts with the home directly, and weekly charges in Grimsby vary with the room, the support required and any specialist provision. Ask for a written fee schedule showing what the weekly rate covers, what is billed separately, and how much notice is given before an increase.

Choosing a home in Grimsby and what to check

With the funding position clearer, the homes themselves come into focus. Since the quality picture here is generally strong, the deciding factors tend to be practical: how far relatives must travel, whether the home suits someone who wants company or someone who prefers quiet, and how well it handles a particular need.

Reading the ratings properly

All thirty five homes are registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission. Five currently hold an Outstanding rating: Humberston House Care Home, Abbey House, The Anchorage, Vicarage Lodge and The Old Vicarage. Twenty four are rated Good, among them Temple Croft Care Home, Cloverdale Care Home, Eastwood House, Homefield House, Swan Care Home, Ravendale Hall and The Meadows Care Home. Four are rated Requires Improvement, including The Fountains Care Centre and The Grove Care Home. Two, Tees House and Old Norse Lodge Care Home, have not yet been rated. Each rating summarises five separate judgements about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership, so two homes sharing a rating can read very differently once the report is opened.

Questions to take on a visit

Visit when the home is busy, ideally over a meal, and watch whether staff know residents by name and whether people look occupied rather than simply supervised. Ask how many carers are on duty by day and by night, how long the team has been in post and how much agency cover is used. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed and whether relatives are part of that. Ask how the home responds when someone's health declines and at what point it would say the needs had outgrown what it can meet, then return once at a different hour before deciding.

35 care homes in Grimsby

The Fountains Care Centre · Church Lane, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5JX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Halcyon Care Limited
We at The Fountains Care Centre offer dedicated residential care in the heart of Grimsby, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people who need support with daily living, including specialist dementia care. Nestled within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Newgrove House Care Home · Station Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4RZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dryband One Limited
We at Newgrove House Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Grimsby, providing dedicated dementia care, residential support, and specialist care for older people and younger adults across...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
NE Lincs Crisis (Field View) · 7-9 Selge Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 1RN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rethink Mental Illness
NE Lincs Crisis at Field View is a residential care home in Grimsby. We support adults living with mental health conditions, including people who need a place to stay at a point of crisis and people who need a short break from their usual...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Temple Croft Care Home · 42 Scartho Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dryband One Limited
At Temple Croft Care Home in Grimsby, we provide a warm and homely environment where older people can feel genuinely settled, safe and well looked after. We are part of the local North East Lincolnshire community and that matters to us. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Meadows Care Home · 88 Louth Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2HY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Shire Care (Nursing & Residential Homes) Limited
The Meadows is a care home in Grimsby for older people, including those living with dementia. We provide residential care, help with the things that have become difficult, and company for people who had started to find home a lonely place....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Bellamy's Cottage · Weelsby Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 9RU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Linkage Community Trust
We at Bellamy's Cottage are proud to offer dedicated residential care in the heart of Grimsby, providing a warm and welcoming home for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Our care home in North East Lincolnshire is built...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Cloverdale Care Home · 68 Butt Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 7AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dryband One Limited
We at Cloverdale Care Home are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Our welcoming home provides a safe and supportive environment for older people, younger adults, and those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Humberston House Care Home · Blackthorne Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4ZB
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Origin Care Homes (Humberston) Ltd
Here at Humberston House Care Home, we are proud to serve the people of Grimsby and the wider North East Lincolnshire community. Our most recent Care Quality Commission inspection awarded us an Outstanding overall rating, and that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ferriby Lane · 234 Scartho Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2EB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Linkage Community Trust
We at Ferriby Lane are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Grimsby, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Our home is a place where individuality is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Humberston · 24 Humberston Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
Humberston is a residential care home near Grimsby. We support older people and adults with learning disabilities, including autistic adults and younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays. Because the people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eastwood House · Eastwood Care Home, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Honey LifeCare Ltd
We at Eastwood House are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Grimsby, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of community. Nestled within North East Lincolnshire, our home provides a comfortable and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Waltham House Care Home · Louth Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4RY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Infinite Care (Lincs) Limited
Waltham House is a residential care home in Grimsby. We care for older people and for younger adults with a range of needs, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Little Brocklesby House · 51 High Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN37 8JL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Little Brocklesby House Limited
Little Brocklesby House is a residential care home in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, autistic adults and people with a learning disability, adults managing mental ill health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
College View · 71 Bargate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5BD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs K Peerbux
College View is a residential care home in Grimsby. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and respite stays are part of what we do. We try to run an ordinary household rather than a rota. People wake when they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Old Vicarage · 48 Church Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN41 8AA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
The Old Vicarage is a small residential home in Grimsby, and it is home to adults with learning disabilities and to autistic adults. We also offer respite stays, which we plan well in advance so that a short stay means coming somewhere...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Swan Care Home · 13 Peaks Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4QL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Swan Care Home Ltd
Swan Care Home provides residential care in Grimsby for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia. We also take planned respite stays. We are a home rather than an institution, and most of what we do is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ravendale Hall · East Ravendale, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 0RX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
Ravendale Hall is a residential care home in Grimsby. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we support younger adults too. We also offer respite stays. Most of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kirklees · 31 Kirkgate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 0LP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Prime Life Limited
Kirklees is a residential care home in Grimsby. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability or autism, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We should say at the outset that our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Old Norse Lodge Care Home · Matthew Telford Park, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 3EP
Care home · Run by Danforth Care Grimsby Limited
Old Norse Lodge is a residential care home in Grimsby. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We plan around the person rather than the building. Before...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Yarborough House RCH · 30-34 Yarborough Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 4DG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Yarborough Care Ltd
Yarborough House is a residential care home in Grimsby. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Chestnuts · 57 Bargate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
The Chestnuts is a residential care home in Grimsby. We provide care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are a residential home rather than a large institution,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Alderlea Care Home · St. Thomas Close, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4HS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by National Care Consortium Ltd
Alderlea Care Home is in Grimsby, and we provide residential care for older people, along with younger adults whose needs are best met in a home of this kind. Much of our work is with people living with dementia, and with people whose...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbey House · 103-105 Abbey Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0HN
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Linkage Community Trust
Abbey House is a residential care home in Grimsby supporting adults, including younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, and people with physical disabilities. We also offer planned respite stays. Our starting...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tees House · Second Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 1NU
Care home · Run by NAViGO Health and Social Care CIC
Tees House is a residential care home in Grimsby supporting a broad range of adults. Many of our residents are older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with mental health needs, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fairways Care Home · Little Coates Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 4NN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by H I C A
Fairways Care Home is in Grimsby. We provide residential care for older people and for younger adults who need support with everyday life, and caring for people living with dementia is a large part of what we do. We are not a nursing home,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Welholme Road · 3 Welholme Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0DY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Prime Life Limited
Welholme Road is a residential care home in Grimsby. We support older people and also younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays for people who need care for a limited period. The people who live here have a range...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Grove Care Home · Ings Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 0HB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited
The Grove Care Home is a care home in Grimsby. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Anchorage · The Anchorage, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 7RS
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Lotus Care Anchorage Ltd
The Anchorage is a residential care home in Grimsby. We are a permanent home to older people and to some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. Most of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bradley House Care Home · Bradley Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 0AJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dryband One Limited
Bradley House Care Home provides residential care in Grimsby for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We also take planned respite stays. Our aim is that people carry...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ladysmith Care Home · Patrick Street (Off Ladysmith Road), Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 9ND
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Knights Care (7) Limited
Ladysmith Care Home is a residential care home in Grimsby. We support older people and younger adults who need help with everyday life, including residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people who need care for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Vicarage Lodge · The Old Vicarage, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN41 8AA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
Vicarage Lodge is a care home in Grimsby. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Homefield House · 11 Welholme Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bluecroft Estates Limited
Homefield House is a residential care home in Grimsby providing care for older people, including those living with dementia, along with respite and short stays. We are not a large place and we do not try to be one. What we offer is a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
22 Abbey Drive (West) · 22 Abbey Drive, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0HH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Linkage Community Trust
Abbey Drive in Grimsby is a small residential home for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays. The house is deliberately small, because for many of the people we support a calm, predictable...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Pelham · 20 Pelham Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 4SU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Linkage Community Trust
Pelham is a residential care home in Grimsby supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults and people with a physical disability. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cranwell Court · Cambridge Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5EP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by H I C A
Cranwell Court is a care home in Grimsby offering residential care for older people, including those living with dementia. We also support some younger adults and provide respite stays for people who need a short period of care or whose...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in North East Lincolnshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North East Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316.	£750	£1,165 to £1,475
Nursing care England figure, because too few North East Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£716	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North East Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,399.	Not published separately	£1,199 to £1,581
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North East Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Alderlea Care Home, 28 August 2026, Requires improvement
Swan Care Home, 30 April 2026, Good
Yarborough House RCH, 2 February 2026, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

NE Lincs Crisis (Field View), 14 April 2016, Good
Newgrove House Care Home, 1 May 2018, Good
Bellamy's Cottage, 7 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Grimsby

How many care homes are there in Grimsby?

Grimsby has 35 CQC registered care homes: 5 Outstanding, 23 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Grimsby?

North East Lincolnshire Council pays an average of £750 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,165 to £1,475 a week. Yorkshire and The Humber figure, because too few North East Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,316. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Grimsby were inspected most recently?

Alderlea Care Home (28 August 2026), Swan Care Home (30 April 2026) and Yarborough House RCH (2 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Care Homes near Grimsby

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