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Stewton House Nursing HomeLincolnshire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Stewton House Nursing Home

28 Stewton Lane, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8RZ

01507602961

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

18 July 2022

Provider

Pretty 1098 Ltd

Beds

48 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 5 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 5 are rated higher by CQC, none are the same and none are lower.

2 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 21 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJul 2015
Requires ImprovementMar 2016
Requires ImprovementNov 2016
Requires ImprovementMay 2017
GoodDec 2017
Requires ImprovementApr 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Pretty 1098 Ltd runs in England.

Average care home fees in the East Midlands: £958 a week for residential care and £1,250 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Stewton House Nursing Home

Stewton House Nursing Home is a nursing care home set in the Lincolnshire countryside, offering a calm and familiar environment for older people and their families. The home aims to provide a comfortable place where residents can feel at ease, supported by staff who are on hand around the clock. For families exploring care options in the area, Stewton House represents a locally rooted option worth getting to know.

Stewton House Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 48 older people, some living with physical disabilities or requiring end of life care. At inspection, 41 people were using the service.

However, inspectors found significant safety concerns. The home had not informed the local authority safeguarding team about safeguarding concerns. People were at risk of entrapment from bed rails, and environmental safety measures such as window restrictors were not consistently in place or properly assessed.

Medicines were not always administered safely, and both relatives and staff reported insufficient staffing levels on duty. The service did not always learn from incidents to prevent recurrence.

Source: CQC inspection report, 12 April 2024

Specialist Care

Older peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

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: 48 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LN11 8RZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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.

Rating report published 12 April 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 18 July 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
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?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Stewton House Nursing 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 Stewton House Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Stewton House Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Stewton House Nursing 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