Fotherby House

Louth Road, Fotherby, Louth LN11 0UG
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Fotherby House in Louth cares for people aged 65+ with a wide range of care needs including dementia.   

Residents can bring their own furniture to the 20-bed care home.

Residents can usually bring their pet and can pursue hobbies and also take part in activities such as gardening.

The care home is available to people wanting a trial stay, day visit, respite care or permanent home.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 20 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1100 – £1350
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1350
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1150 – £1450
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1350 – £1450

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Fotherby House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Laura Armstrong (Deputy Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Contact manager for further information
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2001
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (16)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)

Visiting

  • open

Parking

  • On site and Road

Fotherby House Reviews (8)

9.5

Fotherby House has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.498) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Fotherby House has 8 reviews.

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Review from C C (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We looked at other care homes in the area nothing compared to Fotherby House. Mum soon settled into routine. She is more mobile than when she arrived thanks to encouragement of staff. She is happy and feels safe at Fotherby House, an excellent care home.
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Review from M C (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 16 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mother-in-law has recovered her normality beyond all expectations after a tough summer and five weeks hospital care. She is now far more mobile and able to join in the activities of the residents with a degree of enthusiasm which is unexpected. This is due to the care of the team at Fotherby House,
it's atmosphere and inclusive. Thank you all.
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Review from A T (Friend of Resident) published on 16 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My neighbour went to join the Fotherby Family a couple of years ago. Followed by her husband. They were wonderful neighbours for many years. She is not able to keep in touch anymore because of issues. Her husband kept in touch weekly and showered me with pictures of his wife and of him on trips out.
Sadly he passed a few weeks ago and I miss his humour and updates. I now live the other side of the world so can not visit them both like I promised I would in 2025. He was really looking forward to it and said we can remember together life back when we were neighbours. I'm amazed that a care home have such wonderful trips and items for the residents to take part in. He loved being there before he passed and knowing his sweet wife and how she was before proved how happy they both were. He did ask me if I would mind if he told the owner of the home my feelings. Not at all I said. Fotherby House you are a wonderful home!
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Review from C B (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has been at Fotherby House for 2 years and 2 months now and I consider her lucky to be in this lovely care home. The staff are wonderful, food excellent, care superb. Entertainment aplenty. Loads going on to keep the residents' minds and bodies active. I would recommend this small family-like
home to anyone.
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Review from Cheryl T (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always a friendly, warm atmosphere when visiting. Very much a home-from-home. All staff are very approachable. Fantastic activities and food. Mum always has a smile on her face. Lots of activities available or places to relax. Lovely outside area.
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Review from J C (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care home is run with the utmost sufficiency, showing, at all times, the ultimate care and compassion and professionalism towards every resident and been able to supply/give individual care for people’s specific needs.
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Review from Mike N (Son of Resident) published on 16 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fotherby House is just the best care home. My mother was a resident (or part of the Fotherby Family) for 12 months until she sadly passed away, aged 90, in September 2023.
My mum had visited numerous people in Fotherby House over the years and had concluded that it was the best care home in Louth.
Fortunately, there was a space at her time of need!
The care for my Mum was first class. The room was perfect for her needs, it was private and had a small garden.
The food is excellent, but the most important part is the staff. They are wonderful and provide great care and loads of love and support. My mum particularly enjoyed the daily activities, which got everyone involved and had lots of fun and laughter.
Mum made new friends at Fotherby House and would play whist or dominoes in the afternoon or have a good chat about the good old days.
So, for Mum, and indeed the whole family, Fotherby House was perfect.
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Review from Lisbeth G (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum first visited Fotherby House on a weekly basis to use the assisted bathing facilities and enjoy lunch there, and later joined as a resident. She stayed there for over a year until her death in October. My sister and I can honestly say that throughout the different stages of her declining health,
she was given a consistently high standard of care. The carers at all levels, the cook, and the management worked hard to give her attention, affection and expert care: she was treated as an individual, and when we visited, every effort was made to give us time with her, but always strictly observing Covid regulations. We were impressed by the attention to detail, for example, a special cake on her birthday, and the fact that four members of staff attended Mum’s funeral. From our experience, Fotherby House gets the important things right.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.498)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.498) out of 10 for Fotherby House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.798 for Fotherby House is calculated as follows: ( (67 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.798
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.7 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Fotherby House is based on 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.7
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 20 registered maximum number of service users is 4, which has been reached with 7 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 5 Dec 2019

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 16 Sep 2025

Rooms Available!! Ground floor with ensuite facilities.Fotherby retirement care home is located in Louth Rd, Fotherby, Louth LN11 0UG. The small 22 bed home offers care & support to people over the age of 65. With qualified & experienced staff on duty 24-hour a day. We pride ourselves in offering a home from home, warm & welcoming environment, with home cooked meals & snacks, support with all aspects of personal care & wellbeing, social activities & 1-2-1 support- we offer the very best retirement care.Over the next 2 weeks, we have 2 of our ground floor rooms available, Single rooms with TV, both have ensuite facilities- offering privacy of your own space. We also have a friendly communal lounge & dining room, where you can socialise or take part in activities. On our first floor we have a quiet lounge-ideal for reading a book or having a coffee with visitors.Our friendly manager laura is here to support you to move into the home, Laura will spend time with you to complete your tailored personal care plan.Home key features:Small home-from-home environmentCaring & supportive staffComfortable bedrooms with ensuite facilitiesHome cooked mealsCommunal lounge & dining roomWet room & bathroom facilitiesLovely outside space24 hour staff teamClose to the town centreWi-Fi accessChair lift to first floorFirst floor quiet loungeVisitors welcome!

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Meet the Team (1)

Laura

Laura Armstrong

Job Title: Manager Fotherby House

My name is Laura Armstrong. I am the Registered Manager of Fotherby House. This will be my 30th year working in care and looking after the elderly. I consider my job to be very rewarding and enhancing the lives of those living with dementia, as well as helping them adjust to life in a care home. I am passionate about person-centred care and ensuring that residents have full control over their daily life, encouraging independence and offering choice.


Fotherby is a family-centred residential care home and I am fortunate to have an excellent team of well-experienced staff supporting me.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fotherby House

What types of Care is Fotherby House registered for?

Older Person Care & Dementia are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

How many Rooms does Fotherby House have?

There are 16 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Fotherby House?

Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Ground Floor Accommodation only, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Fotherby House to the centre of Louth?

2.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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