Rated Care Homes

SENSE - 18 Water Gate

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 3 ratings

    Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.

  • 13 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 177 of 254

    rated care homes in Lincolnshire are rated Good, like this one.

SENSE - 18 Water Gate: inspection record

Care home, 5 beds, Lincolnshire

Rated Good in September 2025.

SENSE - 18 Water Gate: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 10 September 2025 (assessment visit 4 June 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Date of assessment: 24 June to 17 July 2025.

18 Water Gate is a ‘care home’ providing personal care and support to 5 people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum, physical and sensory impairments. We announced the assessment as people and the staff who supported them often spent time away from the home and we wanted to be sure there was someone at the home.

  • Safe Good
  • Effective Good
  • Caring Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary

We assessed a total of 10 quality statements from the safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led key questions. During the inspection, we also did general observations and used the short observational framework for inspectors (SOFI). SOFI is a way of observing care to help us understand the experience of people who could not talk with us. At our last assessment, we rated the home good across the 5 key questions of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. At this assessment, we found the service remained good.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it. We found the provider was meeting the principles of this.

Right Support: People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. Staff knew people well and had been trained in behavioural de-escalation techniques. Staff communicated with people in ways that met their needs. Right Care: People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people’s privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to their individual needs. Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse and knew how to report abuse. The service had enough suitably skilled staff to meet people’s needs and keep them safe.

Right Culture: People received compassionate care that was tailored to their needs. Staff knew and understood people well and acted upon their wishes. Staff evaluated the quality of support provided to people, involving the person, their families and other professionals as appropriate.

  1. Safe

    Good

    Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.

    This service scored 72 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

  2. Effective

    Good

    Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.

    This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

  3. Caring

    Good

    Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.

    This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

  4. Responsive

    Good

    Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.

    This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

  5. Well-led

    Good

    Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.

    This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
  2. 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, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

6 inspection reports, latest 10 October 2017. Latest assessment published 10 September 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

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.

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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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions
Does SENSE - 18 Water Gate provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists SENSE - 18 Water Gate as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does SENSE - 18 Water Gate have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 5 beds at SENSE - 18 Water Gate.
When was SENSE - 18 Water Gate last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for SENSE - 18 Water Gate was published on 10 September 2025.
Who runs SENSE - 18 Water Gate?
SENSE - 18 Water Gate is run by Sense. It runs 37 services in England, 7 of them in the East Midlands.
What is SENSE - 18 Water Gate's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 10 September 2025.

Contact

Phone
01775 821957
Address
Quadring, Spalding, PE11 4PY Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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  4. RI
    Bank House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 2.4 miles away
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