St Philips Care

Ridgeway Care Centre

Care home in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Operated by St Philips Care

CQC Good32 beds
Address2-6 The Avenue, Lincoln, LN1 1PB
Beds32

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About

Ridgeway Care Centre is a 32-bed home in Lincoln, operated by St Philips Care. It provides nursing and personal care for residents who need support with daily living. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with the overall rating published in 2022. The CQC found the home Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led; the Safe domain was rated as Requiring Improvement.

The home supports residents in maintaining independence wherever possible, with care tailored to individual need.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 6 June 2022 · Last inspected 19 April 2022

Inspectors found that Ridgeway Care Centre, a home for up to 32 older people including some living with dementia, provides safe, kind and attentive everyday care. Staff were described as knowledgeable and there were enough of them to meet residents' needs, and the building was clean and pleasant. Care plans were up to date and risks were identified and managed well.

Strengths noted
  • Staff were described as kind and as having good relationships with the people they support
  • Residents' care plans were up to date and accurately reflected their needs
  • The home was clean, hygienic and pleasant to spend time in
  • Relatives could visit, and a programme of activities supported people's wellbeing
Areas to improve
  • At times some people's medicines were not in stock
  • The provider's medicines policy was not fully followed
  • Staff training was not fully up to date

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
A&E: Lincoln County Hospital1.1 miles
Pub or bar150 m
  • Near a main road

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Lincolnshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£744
2025£783

What Lincolnshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Ridgeway Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 1.1 miles away. The local GP practice is BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Lincoln County Hospital · 1.1 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
BRAYFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE · 0.2 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Lincoln

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age UK Lincolnshire

Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire has 5 key functions - to undertake research into the needs of older people and to develop innovative services; raise awareness of older peoples' issues and…

1.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1078539)
Charity

Buddies Dementia Cafe

Buddies Dementia Cafe is for people living with dementia and their carers. We meet every first and third Thursday of the month between 10.00am and 12.00noon where we provide entertainment,…

4.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1184074)

Part of St Philips Care

Ridgeway Care Centre is one of 31 homes run by St Philips Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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