England

Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Welbourn Hall Nursing Home

1 Hall Lane, Welbourn, Lincoln, LN5 0NN

01400272771

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

22 May 2023

Provider

Mr Nish Thakerar & Mr Kumar Thakerar

Beds

40 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 28 care homes for older people within 10 miles, 23 are rated higher by CQC, 5 are the same and none are lower.

13 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 ImprovementFeb 2021
GoodSept 2021
InadequateNov 2022
Requires ImprovementJun 2023

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2023. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2021.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Mr Nish Thakerar & Mr Kumar Thakerar, which runs 3 care homes in England: 2 rated Good and 1 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.

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.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
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 Welbourn Hall Nursing Home

Welbourn Hall Nursing Home brings professional nursing care to the Lincolnshire countryside, offering families a place where their loved ones can feel genuinely at home. The team here understands how much it means to find the right care setting, and that sense of personal attention runs through everything they do. For families in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area, it can be a reassuring option worth exploring.

Welbourn Hall provides nursing care to 26 residents aged 65 and over, including those living with dementia. The 40-bed home is divided into two areas—The Hall and the Willows—spread across two floors.

During inspection, auditors identified concerns with medicines management. Although the home had recently introduced an electronic system with new audits and checks, people had not consistently received their prescribed medicines as intended. This represented a significant gap between the updated processes and their practical application in care delivery.

Source: CQC inspection report, 13 June 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

Shared spaces include lounges, a conservatory and landscaped gardens with an enclosed area and raised beds.
Residents are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms, and most rooms have en-suite toilets.

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LN5 0NN

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 13 June 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 May 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
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?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Welbourn Hall 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 Welbourn Hall Nursing 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 Welbourn Hall Nursing 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 Welbourn Hall 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