College View Residential Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds12
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia
- Last inspected2019-09-03
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The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Families talk about how secure their relatives feel here, which speaks volumes when you're worried about someone who's become more vulnerable. The home's smaller size seems to help create that sense of safety — it's described as having a properly homely feel rather than feeling institutional.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth55
- Compassion & dignity55
- Cleanliness55
- Activities & engagement50
- Food quality50
- Healthcare50
- Management & leadership60
- Resident happiness55
What inspectors found
Inspected 2019-09-03
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
College View received a Good rating for effectiveness, which covers training, care planning, health monitoring, and nutritional support. As a registered dementia specialist home, this rating implies that the inspector was satisfied that staff have sufficient knowledge and that care plans are in place. However, the inspection summary provides no specific evidence — no quotes about care plan quality, no description of dementia training content, and no detail about how the home works with GPs or other health professionals.Is this home caring?
The inspection awarded a Good rating for the caring domain, which covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, and how independence is supported. This is the domain that matters most to families — in our review data, staff warmth and compassion together account for over 112 percentage points of weighting across 3,600 family reviews. The inspection summary, unfortunately, contains no direct quotes from residents or relatives and no inspector observations of staff interactions, so we cannot tell you what day-to-day kindness looks like at College View.Is the home responsive?
College View was rated Good for responsiveness, which covers activities, individual engagement, and how well the home adapts to each person's changing needs. For a 12-bed home specialising in dementia, responsiveness should mean meaningful daily occupation tailored to each individual — not just a group activities timetable on the wall. The inspection summary gives no detail about what activities are offered, how engagement is managed for people in later-stage dementia, or how end-of-life preferences are documented and respected.Is the home well-led?
College View received a Good rating for well-led, and the registered manager Mrs Katrina Peerbux is confirmed as in post. The trajectory from Requires Improvement to Good across all domains suggests that leadership has been effective in driving improvement. Beyond this, the inspection summary contains no detail about management culture, staff empowerment, governance systems, or how the home handles complaints and feedback.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home cares for adults over 65 and lists dementia care as one of its specialisms. While the home offers dementia care, families haven't shared specific details about the dementia support available. If this is important for your situation, it's worth asking about their approach when you visit. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
College View holds a Good rating across all five domains and has improved from a previous Requires Improvement, which is a meaningful step forward. However, the inspection report available contains very limited detail, so scores reflect confirmed ratings rather than specific observed evidence — meaning families should visit and ask targeted questions before drawing firm conclusions.
Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families talk about how secure their relatives feel here, which speaks volumes when you're worried about someone who's become more vulnerable. The home's smaller size seems to help create that sense of safety — it's described as having a properly homely feel rather than feeling institutional.
What inspectors have recorded
Staff are described as genuinely caring and conscientious. Families mention how attentive they are to individual needs, which is exactly what you want to hear when you're trusting someone else with your parent's care.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the right place just feels right — and for some families, that's exactly what they've found here.
Worth a visit
College View, a small 12-bed residential home on Bargate in Grimsby specialising in dementia and older adult care, was rated Good across all five inspection domains following an inspection in January 2021. Importantly, this represents an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, which suggests the home has made meaningful progress in how it operates. The registered manager, Mrs Katrina Peerbux, was confirmed as in post, and a monitoring review in July 2023 found no reason to reassess the rating downward. The honest limitation here is that the published inspection summary contains very little descriptive detail — no direct quotes from your parent's peers, no inspector observations of day-to-day care, and no specific evidence about dementia practice, staffing levels, activities, or food. A Good rating is a positive starting point, but for a home specialising in dementia care, you should visit in person, ideally at a mealtime or during afternoon activities, and ask specific questions: How many staff are on the dementia unit after 8pm? How often are care plans reviewed and can families attend? What dementia training have staff completed in the last 12 months? The small size of the home — just 12 beds — could be a genuine strength for your parent if it means familiar faces and a homely atmosphere, but you will need to see this for yourself.
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In Their Own Words
How College View Residential Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Small Grimsby home where feeling secure comes naturally
Dedicated residential home Support in Grimsby
When someone you love needs extra support, finding somewhere they'll feel genuinely safe matters more than anything. College View in Grimsby seems to understand this instinctively. It's a smaller care home that families describe as having a particularly reassuring atmosphere, where residents who've lived independently can settle into their new surroundings with real confidence.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults over 65 and lists dementia care as one of its specialisms.
While the home offers dementia care, families haven't shared specific details about the dementia support available. If this is important for your situation, it's worth asking about their approach when you visit.
“Sometimes the right place just feels right — and for some families, that's exactly what they've found here.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
College View holds a Good rating across all five domains and has improved from a previous Requires Improvement, which is a meaningful step forward. However, the inspection report available contains very limited detail, so scores reflect confirmed ratings rather than specific observed evidence — meaning families should visit and ask targeted questions before drawing firm conclusions.
Homes in Yorkshire & Humberside typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families talk about how secure their relatives feel here, which speaks volumes when you're worried about someone who's become more vulnerable. The home's smaller size seems to help create that sense of safety — it's described as having a properly homely feel rather than feeling institutional.
What inspectors have recorded
Staff are described as genuinely caring and conscientious. Families mention how attentive they are to individual needs, which is exactly what you want to hear when you're trusting someone else with your parent's care.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes the right place just feels right — and for some families, that's exactly what they've found here.
Worth a visit
College View, a small 12-bed residential home on Bargate in Grimsby specialising in dementia and older adult care, was rated Good across all five inspection domains following an inspection in January 2021. Importantly, this represents an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, which suggests the home has made meaningful progress in how it operates. The registered manager, Mrs Katrina Peerbux, was confirmed as in post, and a monitoring review in July 2023 found no reason to reassess the rating downward. The honest limitation here is that the published inspection summary contains very little descriptive detail — no direct quotes from your parent's peers, no inspector observations of day-to-day care, and no specific evidence about dementia practice, staffing levels, activities, or food. A Good rating is a positive starting point, but for a home specialising in dementia care, you should visit in person, ideally at a mealtime or during afternoon activities, and ask specific questions: How many staff are on the dementia unit after 8pm? How often are care plans reviewed and can families attend? What dementia training have staff completed in the last 12 months? The small size of the home — just 12 beds — could be a genuine strength for your parent if it means familiar faces and a homely atmosphere, but you will need to see this for yourself.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how College View Residential Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How College View Residential Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Small Grimsby home where feeling secure comes naturally
Dedicated residential home Support in Grimsby
When someone you love needs extra support, finding somewhere they'll feel genuinely safe matters more than anything. College View in Grimsby seems to understand this instinctively. It's a smaller care home that families describe as having a particularly reassuring atmosphere, where residents who've lived independently can settle into their new surroundings with real confidence.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults over 65 and lists dementia care as one of its specialisms.
While the home offers dementia care, families haven't shared specific details about the dementia support available. If this is important for your situation, it's worth asking about their approach when you visit.
Management & ethos
Staff are described as genuinely caring and conscientious. Families mention how attentive they are to individual needs, which is exactly what you want to hear when you're trusting someone else with your parent's care.
The home & environment
The food gets particular praise from families. Residents can choose a full cooked breakfast if they fancy it, and there's a proper two-course lunch followed by tea later in the day. It's the kind of traditional meal pattern that many older people prefer.
“Sometimes the right place just feels right — and for some families, that's exactly what they've found here.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
