Middlefield House Nursing Home
Middlefield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1TY · Lincolnshire · East Midlands
18 beds · operated by Prime Life Limited, part of Prime Life Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 6 years old, and 10 of this operator's 53 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement29 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement29 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 29 Feb 2020. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 10 of 53 of Prime Life Limited'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 | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 29 Feb 2020 |
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 — 54 other locations
Other active services registered to Prime Life Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn Close | Good29 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Leicestershire |
| Birch Green Care Home | Good5 Nov 2025 | Lancashire |
| Brackendale House | Good9 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Norfolk |
| Brockshill Woodlands | Good11 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Leicestershire |
| Byron House | Good6 Oct 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Chamberlaine Court | Good19 Nov 2024 | Warwickshire |
| Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home | Inadequate25 Jun 2026 | Leicestershire |
| Cherry Tree Lodge Nursing Home | Requires improvement5 Jan 2026 | Lincolnshire |
| Chestnut House | Good14 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Clarence House & The Granary | Requires improvement28 Jul 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Clarendon Beechlands | Good7 Jan 2025 | Leicester |
| Fir Close | Good22 Apr 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
…and 42 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 20 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 18
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-131820358
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.