SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue
- Care home
- 6 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Spalding, Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
177 of 254
rated care homes in Lincolnshire are rated Good, like this one.
SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue: inspection record
Rated Good in January 2019.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 2 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue provides accommodation and personal care for up to six people with learning disabilities, autism, and sensory impairments. On the day of our inspection six people were using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
•There were effective systems to ensure compliance with national policy requirements in areas including COVID-19 testing and arrangements for visiting professionals. •The registered manager had set up additional PPE stations around the home enabling staff to don and doff their PPE effectively without having to work around the home to find suitable bins. • Regular refresher training sessions were held in-house as well as regular competency checks.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Rose Njau
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Sensory Impairment
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 2 March 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- SenseBrand: Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 01825301 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 289868
Sense runs 37 services in England, 7 of them in the East Midlands. 33 are rated Good or Outstanding and 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Sense
- O SENSE - 32a Broadgate Lane Outstanding. Care home, Lincolnshire
- O SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue Outstanding. Care home, Kent, South East
- G Otterhayes Good. Care home, Devon, South West
- G SENSE - 1 Ashley Green Good. Care home, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
Getting help from Lincolnshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Lincolnshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01522 782155
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Lincolnshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue.
- When was SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue was published on 4 January 2019.
- Who runs SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue?
- SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue is run by Sense. It runs 37 services in England, 7 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 4 January 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01775 767472
- Address
- 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue, Spalding, PE11 2QE Map (opens Google Maps)
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- G The Bungalow Care Home Good, 0.8 miles away