Swallowdale
Residential care home in Alford, registered for 8 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Good
Last inspected about 7 years ago
Published 2019-08-07
Read this rating with care. It reflects a visit more than five years ago. Ask the service when it was last inspected and whether the manager has changed since.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 8
- Address
- 5 Bilsby Road, Alford, LN13 9EW
- Telephone
- 01507463833
- Website
- www.linkage.org.uk
- Registered provider
- Linkage Community Trust
- Registered manager
- Wheatley, Lynsey
- Registered since
- 2011-05-10
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 8 beds it is smaller than 14% of the 210 residential care homes in Lincolnshire.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Learning disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Linkage Community Trust runs 26 services in the UK with 184 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 excellent
- 20 good
- 1 need improvement
Other residential care homes in Lincolnshire
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Outstanding Inspected within the last year
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Outstanding Last inspected about a year ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about a year ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 8 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 2 years ago
Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.