Castor Lodge Care Home

Splash Lane, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7BD

01733731455

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

9 August 2024

Provider

Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited

Beds

80 beds

About Castor Lodge Care Home

Castor Lodge is a residential care home with 80 beds located on Splash Lane in Castor, near Peterborough. The home is run by Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited and provides care for older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia.

in the CQC assessment published on 4 June 2025, the home was rated as Requires Improvement. This rating means the home did not meet all the CQC's standards across safety, effectiveness, responsiveness, and leadership areas.

The home's position in East Anglia offers access to local healthcare services in the Peterborough area. As a larger residential facility with capacity for 80 residents, it operates as a mixed-bed establishment serving people with varying care needs and support requirements.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The provider describes en-suite bedrooms with garden views, including some premium rooms with private patio access.
Facilities include a cinema, café, hair and pamper salon, arts and crafts room and pub.

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: 80 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PE5 7BD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

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 4 June 2025. Assessment date recorded: 9 August 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 4 June 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of Assessment: 28 January 2025 to 11 March 2025.Castor Lodge Care Home is a residential care service supporting people who may be living with dementia.We carried out this assessment because of safeguarding concerns and complaints we received.At this assessment we found the service was in breach of two regulations of the Health and Social Care Act (2014) in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance.We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
Care plans and risk assessments for people were not always clear or up to date and the provider’s quality checks were not always effective at identifying areas for improvement.
However, people and their relatives told us they were happy with the support staff provided. Staff knew how to report a safeguarding concern and the action to take following an incident.
We found the environment was safe and facilities and equipment were well maintained.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
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 Castor Lodge Care 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 Castor Lodge Care 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 Castor Lodge Care 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 Castor Lodge Care 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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