The Cottage Residential Home
Nocton Hall, Lincoln, LN4 2BA · Lincolnshire · East Midlands
40 beds · operated by Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd, part of Bhandal Care Services Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 4 years old, and 2 of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- CaringRequires improvement26 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement26 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 4 years old — published 14 Apr 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 3 of Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Apr 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Feb 2019 |
| Caring | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Feb 2019 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Feb 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Apr 2022 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to Bhandal Care Group (BSB Care) Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bhandal Homecare | Not yet rated | Nottinghamshire |
| Bhandal Homecare | Requires improvement17 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Nottinghamshire |
| Russell Green Care Home | Not Rated | Lincolnshire |
| St Paul's Care Home | Good2 Nov 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 18 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 40
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-125954411
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.