Residential care home · Lincolnshire

Chestnuts Retirement Home

Station Road, Ruskington, Sleaford, NG34 9DE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago
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Chestnuts Retirement Home is a residential care home in Sleaford in Lincolnshire, run by The Chestnuts Retirement Home LLP. It has 14 registered beds and supports older people.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2026, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 78% of care homes in Lincolnshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 August 2026 Rated 1 month ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Lincolnshire

Chestnuts Retirement Home is in the Good tier, alongside 149 other homes in Lincolnshire. Of the 263 rated care homes here, 78% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 17 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 150 (54%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 28 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 56 (20%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 15 (5%)

Half of Lincolnshire's ratings are more than 4.2 years old. How tiers work

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