Lyncroft Care Home

81 Clarkson Avenue, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2EA

01945475229

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

7 June 2022

Provider

Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited

Beds

53 beds

About Lyncroft Care Home

Lyncroft Care Home is a residential care home in Cambridgeshire, providing support to younger adults and older people, including those living with dementia. Details from the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Lyncroft Care Home is a two-storey residential care home supporting up to 53 people, including younger adults and older people with dementia. At inspection, 47 people were using the service. The home provides access to communal areas, accessible gardens and outside facilities.

Staff demonstrate strong safeguarding awareness and know how to report concerns to the registered manager or local safeguarding authority. All residents and relatives spoken with felt people were kept safe, with risks identified and managed effectively.

The service maintains safe medicine management with trained and competent staff administering medications as prescribed. The home has recruited sufficient suitably skilled staff and follows robust infection prevention and control practices. Staff support people to have maximum choice and control over their lives using the least restrictive approaches in their best interests.

The service demonstrates a commitment to learning from incidents and continuously improving practice.

Source: CQC inspection report, 28 June 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

Bedrooms are furnished private en-suite rooms that residents can personalise.
Shared facilities include a pub, lounges, relaxation room, café, hair salon, library and landscaped sensory gardens.

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: 53 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PE13 2EA

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: Good.

Rating report published 28 June 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 7 June 2022.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 5 January 2019: Good
CaringPublished 5 January 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 5 January 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Lyncroft 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 Lyncroft 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 Lyncroft 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 Lyncroft 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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees