Althorpe Residential Home

3 Main Street, Althorpe, Scunthorpe, South Humberside, DN17 3HJ

01724783363

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

27 June 2025

Provider

Complete Care (UK) Limited

Beds

20 beds

About Althorpe Residential Home

Althorpe Residential Home is a residential care home in North Lincolnshire, offering care for older people, including some living with dementia. Further details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Althorpe Residential Home provides care and support for up to 20 older people, some living with dementia. At the time of the assessment 13 people were living at the home. The CQC found that risks relating to the premises, care planning and management oversight had not always been properly monitored or acted upon, and quality assurance systems were not robust enough to keep people consistently safe.

Despite these shortfalls, people and their relatives spoke positively about the care they received, describing staff as kind and attentive. Inspectors noted that the registered manager and provider responded constructively to concerns raised, taking steps to address issues during the assessment.

Source: CQC assessment, 28 October 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

Practical details from the provider

The main building retains features such as fireplaces and stained-glass windows, with individually designed en-suite rooms.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 20 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DN17 3HJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 28 October 2025. Assessment date recorded: 27 June 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 28 October 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment:30 June 2025, 9 July 2025 and 22 July 2025. This assessment was carried out in response to information we had received about the service. Althorpe Residential Home provides care and support for up to 20 older people some of whom have a dementia related condition. There were 13 people living at the service at the time of the inspection. At the time of the assessment there was a manager in post who was registered with CQC. During the assessment we identified areas of risk associated with monitoring and maintenance of the premises, care planning and management oversight. Where risks had been identified, actions had not been taken to keep people safe. Systems and processes were not robust enough to effectively monitor the quality of the service. The registered manager and the nominated individual were receptive to feedback and took action to address the issues during the assessment. We have identified breaches of regulation at this assessment in relation to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and governance of the service.We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found during this assessment.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Requires Improvement
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Althorpe Residential Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Althorpe Residential Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Althorpe Residential Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Althorpe Residential Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

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