
My mum is well cared for, staff are kind and very responsive to her needs.B R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

the staff are nice people, the days are filled with a good level of activitiesDavid B(Son of Resident/Service User)


My mum is well cared for, staff are kind and very responsive to her needs.B R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

the staff are nice people, the days are filled with a good level of activitiesDavid B(Son of Resident/Service User)


The Grove Care Home is a well-known and highly respected care home for older people set in peaceful surroundings in the pretty village of Waltham, just outside Grimsby.
With excellent staff and a homely environment, residents can enjoy the comforts of home whilst the having the assurance that the highly trained care team are on hand to help with any needs.
Residents enjoy spacious flats and rooms fitted to a high standard....
Care Provided by The Grove Care Home
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 71 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
All our fees are subject to a care needs assessment. All fees quoted are a guideline, please contact the care home for a detailed price for your care requirements.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Grove Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Grove Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Country Court
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Kelly Lofts (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2009
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (65)
Visiting
- The Grove Care Home is always open, visitors are welcome at any time.
Parking
- Large on-site car park available.
The Grove Care Home Reviews (92)
The Grove Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.786) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Grove Care Home has 92 reviews.
My Mum has very high regard for the staff taking care of her and always has praise for them. It has been a difficult transition for my mum as she joined the Grove during the lockdown, so still has not felt the full experience of the care home's facilities but hopefully, things will change and everyone can get back to some kind of normality. Our family are very grateful to The Grove for keeping our Mum safe - so thank you all for your hard work and patience, it must be such a difficult and testing time.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we appreciate all comments and feedback. We are delighted to hear how happy you are with our care of your mother and it's wonderful to see her settling in so well with us.
Very friendly caring staff and management. Good food, lots of activities. A very clean and attractive environment. Well kept grounds. Residents are treated more like family members. A very high standard of care.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for The Grove Care Home, we are delighted to care for your loved one as part of our family here at The Grove.
My Mother needed some short term respite care after a couple of falls at home to build up her health again and for us to have time to put in place some support for her to live at home safely. My mother thought her room was lovely and the location was fabulous with views of gardens and a park. The staff were very caring, supportive and attentive to her needs. There were lots of activities available. She particularly praised the food, and the chef was really helpful in coaxing her to eat by making to order what she fancied a couple of times. Apparently, the roast beef was the best she had ever tasted. Everything was very clean and well maintained. In the times that I visited, I got a sense that this was a happy caring place to live.
Thank you for leaving a review for The Grove Care Home, it was our pleasure to care for your mother here at The Grove. We are delighted that her stay with us was a success and that you were happy with our care and support. I will pass on your comments to the care staff and catering team.
Knowing Mum is in a caring and safe environment gives us peace of mind. To mum, within a couple of months of living at The Grove (2018), she felt it was not just a 'care home' but her home. Even before the Covid pandemic, the staff and residents had become her adopted family and friends and that gave us great reassurance during this last year. We are so grateful to all the staff for all their hard work and extra duties during this last year, especially.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we are delighted that your mother has settled in so well with us. It is our pleasure to care for her as part of our family here at The Grove.
Mum has been a resident at The Grove in Waltham for over two years. She has recieved the utmost in care and respect from every member of staff there. It is a wonderful, happy, calming place to be. Mum is happy and content living there, and I am pleased to leave her in their extremely capable arms, where I know she is truly loved.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for The Grove Care Home. We appreciate all comments and feedback. It is a pleasure to care for your mother here at The Grove; I will pass on your thanks to the staff team.
10 out of 10 for everything. Nothing is to much trouble for the entire team of staff. Even through these extreme times, we have full confidence and peace of mind in the care given to my mum. Telephone calls are catered for on a moments notice, and the hangouts video calls are a Godsend for Mum.
Thank you for your lovely review, we appreciate all your comments and feedback and it's wonderful to hear that you are so happy with the care of your mother. I will pass your comments on to the staff team, they mean a lot to all of us, especially through these difficult times.
Both I and my family can not speak highly enough about the care and compassion The Grove gives to our Dad, he has always been a proud man and a rock to us, so to see him suffer from Parkinson's and dementia is heartbreaking. He is so cared for and looked after and still keeping his dignity is a testament to The Groves staff and carers, and we could not recommend them enough. Truly a superb care home run both lovingly and professionally. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we appreciate all comments and feedback. We are very pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the care of your father and I will pass your kind words on to our staff team.
My dad is well cared for at The Grove. He is happy where he is; the staff always do their best. My only concern is the change of staffing can sometimes get confusing. The place is clean and in a lovely area.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we appreciate all comments and feedback. We are very pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the care of your father, it is a pleasure to care for him as part of our family here at The Grove.
All the staff are very caring and make the residents feel that it is their home. When families could not visit over Christmas, they ensured all residents participated in the celebrations and enjoyed themselves. Putting photos on social media regularly is a real bonus when we can’t be together with our mum. We really appreciate their dedication.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we appreciate all comments and feedback. We are delighted to hear that you are so pleased with the care of your mother, we are very happy to care for her here as part of our family at The Grove.
Cannot fault service at this home, particularly over the last 12-months. Staff and management have kept residents safe, and relatives fully informed of the well being of residents. The group management has invested in safe practices.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we appreciate all comments and feedback. We are very pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the care of your loved one and the communications during the pandemic. If you would like to discuss any areas where you think we could improve please do not hesitate to contact me on 01472 821127.
My mother was a resident at The Grove Care Home from the 10th December 2012 until unfortunately her death on the 26th May 2020, approx seven and a half years. During this time, she was visited by family very frequently, including myself. She always stated that everything about the staff and the home was first class and could not be better. She always praised management, all senior and care staff, quality of food and activities stating she could not be happier. I, her son and family very strongly believe that The Grove should be given fist class top ratings. We had no concerns while she was in The Grove.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for The Grove Care Hom. I will pass your kind words on to our staff team. It was a pleasure to care for your Mother as part of our family at The Grove.
My mother has been a resident of The Grove for almost 4-years now, and in this time, I have seen many changes. The staff go above and beyond, and we particularly found that the night senior who has since left went above and beyond for my mum and always had time to speak to us, which I often miss as staff are very busy, the night staff especially are always so busy to talk. One gentleman is a key asset, and my mum enjoys his company, and he’s always on hand to answer any questions we have. The food is better than it was, but still has room for improvement, but the activities have made a huge difference and it’s nice to see so many of the staff now getting involved, which they never did previously. I would have no hesitations in recommending The Grove to care for a loved one.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for The Grove Care Home, we are very pleased to hear that your mother is happy with us and we appreciate your feedback and will share your comments with our staff team.
The service provided by the staff and management of The Grove has been exemplary, not just over the stated month of June this year but over the past twelve months and in particular, the period during 'lockdown' during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff, including Nursing, Carers, receptionists and auxiliary have proven their dedication to their profession, times over. Thank you all for your professionalism and caring, during this time especially. You are truly wonderful people.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for The Grove, your positive feedback and comments are very much appreciated, I will make sure that they are passed on to the staff team.
If there is a health problem it is attended to immediately and communicated to the family. The food is excellent (according to my mum) and the place is very clean and the staff so friendly.
I would not hesitate to recommend.
Thank you so much for your lovely review of The Grove Care Home, we appreciate you taking the time to write this. I will pass on your comments and feedback to the staff team.
5* service 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Thank you for taking the time to review The Grove Care Home, it's wonderful to hear how happy your Grandmother is and how much she's enjoying the food, activities and company. I will pass your comments and feedback on to the staff team too.
The Grove has helped us every step of the way, we cannot believe how well mum is doing; she is thriving and happy.
The staff are so nice, friendly and professional.
This is mums home now, and we feel she couldn’t be better cared for.
My stepfather-in-law is so well cared for. He is settled and happy in his own way and is very well cared for. He enjoys the activities, especially the pantomime at Christmas time. He thoroughly enjoys his meals and his wife (my mother) has lunch with him once a week and the food looks and is delicious.
As an ex care assistant, I would like to say how impressed I am with the care in this home. Nothing seems to be enough trouble.
I am quite pleased with the care and attention my husband receives and find everyone friendly and caring on the whole.
We looked round several homes before choosing The Grove. From the moment we first arrived we were greeted in a warm, caring, friendly way. Most importantly they spoke directly to mum and didn't ignore her in favour of my sister and I. Mum has Alzheimer's and is thriving at The Grove. She looks so well now, clean and very well fed. The staff are all so lovely and nothing is too much trouble. I am so pleased we found the perfect place for her and have no hesitation in highly recommending this care home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 25 February 2023Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (18) & Events (0)
- 12 Aug 2026
A resident at The Grove Care Home in Waltham, near Grimsby, has completed an impressive 26-mile marathon walk as part of his Make-A-Wish, raising more than £500 for Marie Curie...
- 30 Jun 2026
The Grove Care Home near Grimsby, which offers residential, dementia, and respite care for up to 71 residents in a modern, homely setting, is proud to be supporting residents and...
- 26 Jun 2026
Staff and families at The Grove Care Home near Grimsby recently took part in a powerful and thought-provoking dementia experience through ‘The Virtual Dementia Tour Bus’, designed to give a...
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Awards / Recognitions (12)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Country Court
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Country Court
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Country Court
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for The Grove Care Home.
Meet the Team (5)

Kelly is our Home Manager at The Grove Care Home. She has many years of experience in the care sector and is passionate about providing the very best person-centred care for our residents.

Ros has over twenty years experience in the private health care sector, she started her working life in nursing, working as a District Nurse and in Community Hospitals in London. For the last five years she has managed care homes in London and has returned to her native Lincolnshire to take up her position as Customer Relations Manager at The Grove Care Home.

Tracey is our friendly and organised Home Administrator at The Grove. She supports residents, families, and the team with day-to-day admin and ensures everything runs smoothly. With a passion for person-centred care, Tracey helps create a welcoming home.

Donna is our Wellbeing Lead and makes sure there’s always something going on in the home. She supports the team to plan activities and events that residents really enjoy and works with families to make sure everyone feels involved.

Samantha is a Care Assistant and supports residents with their daily needs, always offering a friendly face and a helping hand. She takes pride in making sure residents feel comfortable, safe, and valued.
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