St Margarets

Littlecoates Road, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN34 4NQ

01472241780

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

29 October 2020

Provider

Sun Healthcare Limited

Beds

59 beds

About St Margarets

St Margarets is a nursing care home in North East Lincolnshire, providing nursing and personal care, including support for people living with dementia. Further details on how the service performs are set out in the CQC findings below.

St Margaret's is a residential care home providing nursing and personal care to 43 people, with capacity for up to 56 residents, some of whom may be living with dementia. All facilities and accommodation are located on the ground floor.

Staff support people to have maximum choice and control of their lives in the least restrictive way possible, acting in their best interests. The home has implemented a more effective quality assurance system with improvements made to the standard of care and consent records. Systems are in place to investigate accidents and incidents, though inspectors found that records and staff practice did not always evidence what was learnt from these events.

A recommendation was made regarding the safety of clinical equipment.

Source: CQC inspection report, 3 December 2020

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 59 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DN34 4NQ

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: Good.

Rating report published 3 December 2020. Latest inspection date recorded: 29 October 2020.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 27 July 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 27 July 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

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

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

Read St Margarets'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 St Margarets, 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 St Margarets, 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 St Margarets'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