Can Lincolnshire County Council pay towards a care home place?

It can, where the care needs assessment shows residential care is required and the financial assessment puts income and capital below the national thresholds. Lincolnshire County Council then contributes towards the weekly fee while the resident pays an assessed amount from their income. If the preferred home charges more than the council will meet, a relative or third party may be asked to fund the difference. Where a property is involved, ask about a deferred payment arrangement rather than assuming the house must be sold at once.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Lincoln?

Contact the adult social care team at Lincolnshire County Council and request a care needs assessment, which you may do for a relative with their consent. Where the person is in hospital, the ward can make the referral so the assessment is completed before a discharge date is agreed. The assessment is free and does not depend on savings or income. It produces a written record of needs that any home you approach will want to see.

How far ahead should I start looking at care homes?

Start as soon as residential care looks like a likely direction rather than waiting for a crisis to set the timetable. A few weeks gives you room to visit homes more than once, read inspection reports carefully and complete the financial assessment without pressure. Well regarded homes in Lincoln often have waiting lists for particular room types, so early enquiries widen the choice. Where a hospital discharge is imminent, ask about a short term placement instead of accepting the first vacancy offered, since that arrangement can be reviewed later.

Which care homes in Lincoln are listed on this page?

Sixty one residential care homes registered in Lincoln appear here, among them The Hawthorns, The Oaks, Village Farm, Orchard Lodge, Roman Wharf Care Home, The Hollies and Canwick House Care Home. Every entry is taken from current CQC registration records. Each home has its own profile giving the rating and the inspection history behind it. Open the profiles to compare them properly before arranging any visits.

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

Ask how many care staff are on duty during the afternoon and overnight, and how often shifts are covered by agency workers. Ask how long the registered manager has been in post, how care plans are reviewed and how families are told when something changes. Ask to see a room that is actually available rather than a show room, and request a written breakdown of fees and extras. Try to visit twice, at different times of day, before deciding.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with help for washing, dressing, meals and daily routines, supported by care staff rather than nurses. A nursing home is registered to keep a qualified nurse on duty at all times, so clinical needs such as wound care or complex medication can be met on site. The homes listed on this page are residential rather than nursing. Where an assessment identifies a regular nursing need, a home registered for nursing will be required instead.

Care Homes in Lincoln

Lincoln has 63 CQC registered care homes. 40 are rated Good, 7 Outstanding, 10 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 5 have not yet been rated. 30 of the 63 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Lincoln at a glance

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

Lincolnshire County Council pays, residential care: £783 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
Care home beds filled across Lincolnshire: 84%. The 12 month average is 84%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 81. Lincolnshire average is 83.
People aged 75 and over: 15,900. Rising to 18,200 by 2035, up 15%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 136 beds.
Who pays, across Lincolnshire (estimate): 40% council, 36% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 4,000. Rising to 6,000 by 2035, up 50%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and paying for care in Lincoln

The sequence that saves trouble later

Paying for residential care follows an order that is worth understanding in advance, because each step shapes what the next one can offer. The care needs assessment comes first and records what level of support is required, then the financial assessment establishes who pays, and only after that does choosing a home become a realistic exercise. Families who reverse the order often fall for somewhere they cannot sustain, or accept a placement that turns out not to match the assessed need. Where someone is in hospital, the ward team can start the process so nothing waits on a discharge date.

Assessments and what the council does

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to a care needs assessment whatever their savings, and it costs nothing. You can request one from the Lincolnshire County Council adult social care team, and a relative can ask on someone's behalf with their agreement. The financial assessment that follows compares income and capital with the national thresholds and produces the weekly contribution the person is expected to make. Where capital sits below the threshold, Lincolnshire County Council funds part of the placement, and a family may be asked for a third party contribution if the chosen home charges above the council rate.

What residential care costs

Weekly fees in Lincoln differ from home to home according to the room, the setting and the level of support, and residential fees sit below nursing fees because no registered nurse is on duty. Ask each home for a written schedule showing what the fee covers and what sits outside it, since hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and outings are commonly charged separately. Check how often fees are reviewed and what notice is given of an increase. Attendance Allowance may help someone who is funding their own care, and it is worth asking about deferred payment arrangements where a property is involved.

Choosing a home in Lincoln and what to check

Reading the ratings properly

Sixty one homes are listed here and the ratings split unevenly, with seven rated Outstanding, including The Hawthorns, Village Farm and Orchard Lodge, forty rated Good, ten told they require improvement, one rated Inadequate and three not yet rated. A rating captures what inspectors found on particular days, so check the date of the report before treating it as current. Where a home has been criticised, the report will show whether the concerns were about record keeping or about care itself, and the manager should be able to say precisely what has changed since.

What a visit reveals

Go at a time when the home is busy rather than when it has been tidied for you, and stay long enough to see a mealtime. Ask how many care staff are on duty in the afternoon and overnight, how often agency workers are used, and how long the current manager has been in post, since stable leadership shows up in everything else. Watch whether residents are up, occupied and spoken to by name, and whether staff move at a pace that allows conversation. Homes such as Roman Wharf Care Home, Canwick House Care Home and The Hollies sit within the same city yet feel entirely different once you are inside, which is why a second visit at a different hour is always worth arranging.

63 care homes in Lincoln (showing 1–50)

Ridgeway Care Centre · 2-6 The Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
Here at Ridgeway Care Centre, we are proud to be a care home rooted in the heart of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, providing a place where residents genuinely feel at home. We support a range of people including older adults, those living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Canwick House Care Home · Hall Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2RG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Miss Catherine Elizabeth Paul
Canwick House is a residential care home in Lincoln for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
The Cottage Residential Home · Nocton Hall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2BA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd
The Cottage Residential Home is in Lincoln. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We will deal with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Southcote Lodge Care Home · Lodge Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2RS
Care home · Run by Country Court Care Homes 13 OpCo Limited
Southcote Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Lincoln, supporting older people from across Lincolnshire, including many people living with dementia. Our ambition here is unfashionably plain: we want the ordinary days to be good...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
St Paul's Care Home · High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9RF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd
St Paul's Care Home is a care home in Lincoln. We provide residential care for older people, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a visual or hearing impairment and people managing a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
The Phoenix · St. Helens Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Linkage Community Trust
The Phoenix provides residential care in Lincoln for adults, including younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Michaels · High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9RF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Prime Life Limited
St Michaels is a residential care home in Lincoln, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our care is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Cottage · Heath Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited
The Cottage is a small residential care home in Lincoln supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults, and we treat the place as their home rather than as a service they...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Laurels · Sheridan Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4JX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hunters Moor 929
The Laurels is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting older people, adults with mental health needs, residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss, including some younger adults. We help with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tigh Coilean · 5 Thorpe Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9NW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Kisimul Group Limited
Tigh Coilean is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement. We think...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oliver House · 552a Newark Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9NG
Care home · Run by Linkage Community Trust
We are Oliver House, a residential care home in Lincoln. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we offer respite stays as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bramhall · 1 Butt Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4NL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mercer Care Ltd
Bramhall is a residential care home in Lincoln for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, and what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing the people who live here as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Oaks · 51 Station Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5UD
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
The Oaks is a residential care home in Lincoln. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Hollies · The Hawthorns, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
The Hollies is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults. Respite stays are available as well as permanent places. We are a small house and everything...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
OSJCT Boultham Park House · Rookery Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7PH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Boultham Park House is a care home in Lincoln for older people, including those living with dementia. We are close to the park that gives the house its name, which matters more than it might sound, because a walk somewhere green is often...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Welbourn Manor Care Centre · High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0NH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
We at Welbourn Manor Care Centre are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Lincoln, providing dedicated support to older people across Lincolnshire and the wider East Midlands. Our home has been...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
St Luke's Care Home · 35 Main Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2UJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Carecall Services Limited
We are St Luke's Care Home in Lincoln. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we also support younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Toray Pines Care Home · School Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4SJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Tanglewood Care Services Limited
Toray Pines is a residential care home in Lincoln caring for older people who need more support than can safely be managed at home. We offer permanent places and respite stays, and we take the settling in period seriously, because moving...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Broughton House and College · Brant Broughton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0SL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cygnet Care Services Limited
Broughton House and College in Lincoln provides residential care for adults with a learning disability and for autistic adults, including older people and younger adults. We also offer respite stays. Having education and support alongside...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tamar House · 5 Riseholme Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Prime Life Limited
Tamar House is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and people who are autistic. It is somebody's home before it is anything else, and we work to keep that order of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tigh Allene · 2A Church Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 1EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kisimul Group Limited
Tigh Allene is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autism, and we offer planned respite stays as well as longer term places. We are a small home and we work like one. The...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Bernadette House · The Old Vicarage, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by DES Healthcare Limited
Bernadette House is a residential care home in Lincoln. We support older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
OSJCT Ermine House · Laughton Way, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2EX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Ermine House is a residential care home in Lincoln caring for older people who need support with everyday life. What we provide is help with the ordinary business of the day: assistance to wash and dress, medication managed properly and on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Canwick Court Care Centre · 78 South Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Philips Care Limited
Canwick Court Care Centre is a residential home in Lincoln. We are a permanent home to older people, many of whom are living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
OSJCT Hartsholme House · Ashby Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0ED
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Here at Hartsholme House, we are a care home situated in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and we are proud to provide a warm and genuinely homely environment for the older people we support every day. Our team here offers residential care, dementia...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Orchard Lodge · Kirk House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3PT
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
Orchard Lodge is a residential care home in Lincoln. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose family carer needs one....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Swallow Lodge · Fen Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 8UZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Making Space
Swallow Lodge is a residential care home in Lincoln. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Holt · Heath Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited
The Holt is a residential care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including older people and younger adults. We also offer respite stays for those who need support for a shorter period or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eagle House Residential Care Home · Lincoln Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9DL
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Hatzfeld Care (Lincoln) Limited
Eagle House is a residential care home in Lincoln. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily life, including people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
An Caladh House · 4 Church Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 1EH
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Kisimul Group Limited
An Caladh House is a residential care home in Lincoln, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. This is a home rather than a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kirk House · 2 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3PT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Lincoln, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays where a short break is what is needed rather than a permanent move. What we run is a house where people live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Farmhouse · Heath Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited
The Farmhouse is a residential care home near Lincoln supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run the house as a home rather than a unit. The people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Barn · Heath Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited
We at The Barn are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the historic city of Lincoln, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the LN postcode area of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Cottage Specialist Residential Service · 31 Norbeck Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 3JP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Elysium Healthcare (Healthlinc) Limited
Here at The Cottage Specialist Residential Service in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, we provide a warm and homely environment where the people in our care feel genuinely valued, safe and supported to live their lives as fully as possible. We...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Manor Care Home · Cross Spencer Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8FG
Care home · Run by St Marys Care Services Ltd
We are Lincoln Manor Care Home in Lincoln. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are available. We aim...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Adrian O'Brien Rachel Amiee O'Brien - 122 Scorer Street · 122 Scorer Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 7SX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Adrian O'Brien
Our supported living home in Lincoln provides residential care for adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autism, and we also offer planned respite stays. We are a small home and the people who live here are adults with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Beckfield House Residential Home · Station Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 1QJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Allington Healthcare Limited
Beckfield House Residential Home is a care home in Lincoln. We are home to older people who need help with daily life, including many who are living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people recovering from illness or giving a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Brantley Manor Care Home · Brant Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8RX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Pearlcare (Lincoln) Limited
Brantley Manor Care Home is in Lincoln, providing residential care for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own. We aim for the feel of a household rather than an institution, with people keeping their own routines, their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Village Farm · Newark Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9JS
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Witham Valley Care Group Limited
We at Village Farm are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, providing specialised support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults seeking a place...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
York House · 15 Waterside, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by LJ Care Homes Ltd
York House provides residential care in Lincoln for older people, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned respite stays. We try to make this...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Ashley Court · Ashley Court, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Annicare North LTD
Ashley Court is a residential care home in Lincoln, offering older people and younger adults a comfortable and settled place to live with support always close at hand. We aim to get the ordinary things right, because good food, warm rooms,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tennyson Wharf · Park Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 2ZD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Tennyson Wharf is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting older people, including those living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a residential setting are welcome too,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brambles · 53 Station Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
We at Brambles are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Lincoln, providing specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the LN postcode area of Lincolnshire, our home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Neale Court · Neale Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9UA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Country Court Care Homes Limited
Neale Court is a residential care home in Lincoln. We offer older people a settled, permanent home, and we also provide respite stays for those who need care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. The help people need from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Reeds · 2 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3PT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
The Reeds in Lincoln is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss, most of them younger adults. We also offer respite stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Hawthorns · 53 Station Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5UD
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home from Home Care Limited
We at The Hawthorns are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Lincoln, where every individual is valued for who they are. Nestled within the historic county of Lincolnshire, our home provides specialised...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Paddocks · Heath Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism Care (UK) Limited
The Paddocks is a residential care home in Lincoln. We support older people who need help with daily living, and we also support younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, in a setting that is small...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Nightingale House Care Centre · Main Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN10 5DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Knightingale Care Limited
Nightingale House Care Centre is a residential care home in Lincoln. We provide a permanent home for older people who need help with daily living, for younger adults who need a supportive household, and for people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Clare's Care Home · Birchwood Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0QT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care for your life - St Clare's Limited
St Clare's is a residential care home in Lincoln supporting older people, including many living with dementia, and adults living with a physical disability. We support some younger residents too, and we welcome respite guests. We try to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Gables · 546 Newark Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9NG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heathcotes Care Limited
The Gables is a residential care home in Lincoln, and we support adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, adults living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Lincolnshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356.	£783	£1,233 to £1,449
Nursing care England figure, because too few Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£824	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350.	Not published separately	£1,278 to £1,475
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few 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

Nightingale House Care Centre, 24 September 2026, Good
OSJCT Boultham Park House, 4 September 2026, Good
Neale Court, 4 August 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Oaks, 15 March 2018, Outstanding
Brambles, 27 September 2018, Good
St Paul's Care Home, 2 November 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Lincoln

How many care homes are there in Lincoln?

Lincoln has 63 CQC registered care homes: 7 Outstanding, 40 Good, 10 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 5 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 Lincoln?

Lincolnshire County Council pays an average of £783 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few Lincolnshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. 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 Lincoln were inspected most recently?

Nightingale House Care Centre (24 September 2026), OSJCT Boultham Park House (4 September 2026) and Neale Court (4 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Lincolnshire

CQC register adds a new care home in West Lindsey: Chantrey Fields Care Home (5 November 2026)

More local care news for Lincolnshire