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Swallow Lodge

Fen Lane, Lincoln, LN6 8UZ · Lincolnshire · East Midlands

8 beds · operated by Making Space, part of Making Space

CQC overall rating
Good10 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (10 Mar 2023), the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 18 rated homes are below Good.

Below Good on
Well-ledRequires improvement10 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old
Age of rating
3 years old — published 10 Mar 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
1 of 18 of Making Space'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 questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old10 Mar 2023
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old10 Mar 2023
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old10 Mar 2023
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old10 Mar 2023
Well-ledRequires improvementrating 3+ yrs old10 Mar 2023

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 — 20 other locations

Other active services registered to Making Space. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Ashwood Court - Unit 1Good23 Nov 2018rating 3+ yrs oldWigan
Beyer Lodge Nursing HomeGood30 Jul 2022rating 3+ yrs oldManchester
Bluebell LaneNot yet ratedKnowsley
Cedar HouseRequires improvement31 Dec 2022rating 3+ yrs oldLincolnshire
Cheshire and Liverpool City Region ServicesGood21 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs oldHalton
Community Supported Living, LincolnshireGood23 Feb 2022rating 3+ yrs oldLincolnshire
Darlington Extra Care ServicesGood24 Jan 2024Darlington
Greengate HouseGood3 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs oldSt. Helens
Harpers GreenGood25 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWarrington
HollymereGood25 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs oldCheshire West and Chester
Inspiring MindsNot yet ratedLancashire
KingshillGood23 May 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWigan

…and 8 more. See the full group view.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
3 Dec 2014
Beds
8
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-1806747361

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.