The Limes

6 Lime Tree Avenue, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 6AB

01158758349

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

13 September 2022

Provider

Lime Lodge Care Ltd

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodSept 2015
GoodMar 2017
GoodAug 2019
Requires ImprovementOct 2022

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Lime Lodge Care Ltd, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Requires Improvement.

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.

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 The Limes

The Limes is a residential care home in Nottingham, providing support to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

This residential care home supports up to six people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. At inspection, three people were using the service. However, significant concerns were identified regarding the quality of support provided.

Risk assessments were not in place for people at serious risk of harm, and care and support plans were either missing, outdated or contained inaccurate information. Medicine management was unsafe, with staff not consistently following proper procedures and records being inaccurate and incomplete.

The home also failed to support people with maximum choice and control over their lives. Staff did not consistently apply the least restrictive approach to support, and the service's policies and systems did not support best practice in this area. While people had access to specialist health and social care support in the community, the overall findings indicated the provider was not meeting fundamental principles of safe, person-centred care.

Source: CQC inspection report, 22 October 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NG8 6AB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Eating disorders; Learning disabilities; 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.

Rating report published 22 October 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 13 September 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 22 August 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 22 August 2019: 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 The Limes'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 The Limes, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit The Limes, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund The Limes'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