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What the CQC found at The Anchorage

Outstandingpublished 11 August 2018, 8 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the home performing exceptionally well.

The five questions inspectors ask

Safe?: Good; Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?: Good; Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?: Outstanding; Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?: Outstanding; Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?: Outstanding; Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for The Anchorage.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Anchorage

2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

November 2020Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
Safe: Inspected but not rated
August 2018Outstandingup from Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
October 2015Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
August 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 27 August 2025.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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Care at home

12 live-in carers within about an hour of North East Lincolnshire

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £980 to £1,350 a week. 10 can care for a couple. 7 years' experience on average.

Emma H.

1 review

From £1,925 a week, 8 years caring

Based about 30 minutes from North East Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Lorraine L.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 5 years caring

Based about 54 minutes from North East Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Martin G.

1 review

From £1,208 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 56 minutes from North East Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Temple E.

From £980 a week, 1 year caring

Based about 4 minutes from North East Lincolnshire

“What truly stands out is how mindful and attentive she is to all of my medical needs, always going above and beyond to ensure I’m comfortable and well cared for.”

Lucy K., about Emma H.

“Martin was more than a carer, he managed the home and became my uncle's best friend, enriching his life during his last few years.”

Julie V., about Martin G.

See live-in carers near North East LincolnshireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.