Drovers Call Care Home
- Care home
- 52 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Inadequate
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
9 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Requires improvement to Inadequate.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
The only one
rated Inadequate care home in Lincolnshire, out of 254 with a rating.
Drovers Call Care Home: inspection record
Rated Inadequate in December 2023, down from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ferndene Care Home (Good, 0.6 miles away) and Redcote Residential Home (Good, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- RI Foxby Hill Care Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- RI Foxby Court Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- G Ferndene Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- – Kingsway Clayton House Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- RI Kingsway Clayton House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Inadequate on 23 December 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Inadequate on 23 December 2023. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Caring was rated Requires improvement on 23 December 2023. Ask how staff protect dignity and how residents are involved in decisions about their care.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 23 December 2023. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Julie Grant
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, People detained under the Mental Health Act, People who misuse drugs and alcohol, People with an eating disorder, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens 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
- Knights Care (5) Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 15159084 (opens Companies House)
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 Drovers Call Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Drovers Call Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Drovers Call Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 52 beds at Drovers Call Care Home.
- When was Drovers Call Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Drovers Call Care Home was published on 23 December 2023.
- Who runs Drovers Call Care Home?
- Drovers Call Care Home is run by Knights Care (5) Limited.
- What is Drovers Call Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Inadequate, published on 23 December 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01427 678300
- Address
- 186 Lea Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1AN Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ferndene Care Home (Good, 0.6 miles away) and Redcote Residential Home (Good, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- RI Foxby Hill Care Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- RI Foxby Court Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- G Ferndene Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- – Kingsway Clayton House Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- RI Kingsway Clayton House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away