Tigh Coilean

5 Thorpe Lane, South Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9NW

01522690525

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

23 August 2021

Provider

Kisimul Group Limited

Beds

8 beds

Rating history

GoodSept 2017
Requires ImprovementOct 2021

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2021.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Kisimul Group Limited, which runs 21 care homes in England: 3 rated Outstanding, 15 Good and 3 Requires Improvement.

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About Tigh Coilean

Tigh Coilean is a residential care home based in Lincolnshire, offering a place where people can feel at home in a supportive and caring environment. The team there understands how much it means to families to find somewhere their loved one will be looked after with genuine warmth and attention. If you are exploring care options in the area, Tigh Coilean may be worth getting in touch with to find out more about what they can offer.

This service accommodates up to eight people with learning disabilities and/or autism across two floors of an adapted building. At inspection, six people were living there. However, inspectors found significant gaps in how the service managed risks.

Guidance for staff on managing known risks lacked consistency and detail, while incident analysis procedures were not robust enough to identify triggers and patterns in behaviours. The process for making best interest decisions needed more detail, and staff training on residents' health needs was incomplete, though the service was taking action to address this.

Source: CQC inspection report, 2 October 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The home has eight en-suite bedrooms, with two downstairs, plus two communal lounges and a conservatory/dining area.

Published on the provider's website, checked 2 October 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 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: 8 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LN6 9NW

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning 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 2 October 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 23 August 2021.

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 Tigh Coilean'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 Tigh Coilean, 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 Tigh Coilean, 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 Tigh Coilean'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