Residential care home · Lincolnshire

St Clare's Care Home

Birchwood Avenue, Doddington Park, Lincoln, LN6 0QT

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 5 months ago

St Clare's Care Home is a residential care home in Lincoln, run by Care for your life - St Clare's Limited. It is registered for up to 40 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in April 2026. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Lincolnshire, 78% of the 263 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 20 April 2026 Rated 5 months ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement

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

How it compares in Lincolnshire

St Clare's Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 55 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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Key facts

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 40
Provider: Care for your life - St Clare's Limited
Registered manager: Not listed
Registered with CQC since: 1 June 2018
Local authority: Lincolnshire
CQC location ID: 1-5207952830

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)
Physical disability

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?