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Cambridgeshire Care Homes & Support

In Cambridgeshire, there are a total of 166 care homes providing 6,153 care home beds. The distribution of ratings across these care homes is: 1 care homes (0.63%) are rated inadequate, 15 care homes (9.43%) require improvement, 132 care homes (83%) are considered good, and 11 care homes (6.92%) are outstanding. The majority of care homes in Cambridgeshire have a good rating (83%).

Specialisms in Cambridgeshire's Care Homes

Caring for adults over 65 yrs is the most prevalent specialism, encompassing 120 care homes and 5,678 beds, with 78% of care homes rated as good and 6.67% as outstanding. Caring for adults under 65 yrs comes next, comprising 82 care homes and 3,375 beds, showing a similar distribution of ratings: 79% good and 7.32% outstanding.

Caring for children consists of 3 care homes and 25 beds, with 67% rated as good and 33% as outstanding. Care homes attending to Caring for people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act have the highest proportion of good ratings (100%) and consist of 1 care homes and 28 beds.

Dementia care homes are widespread, with 94 care homes and 4,907 beds, where 78% are rated as good and 4.26% as outstanding. Eating disorders-focused care homes, totaling 2 locations and 29 beds, exhibit 100% good-rated care homes and 0% outstanding. Learning disabilities care homes account for 50 locations and 524 beds, with 82% of care homes rated as good and 10% outstanding.

Mental health conditions care homes constitute 36 locations and 1,280 beds, with 89% of care homes rated as good and 2.78% outstanding. Physical disabilities care homes include 58 locations and 2,663 beds, where 79% of care homes are rated as good and 3.45% outstanding. Sensory impairment care homes involve 32 locations and 1,400 beds, with 75% of care homes rated as good and 6.25% outstanding.

Care Homes in Cambridgeshire's Towns & Cities

Peterborough emerges as the location with the highest number of care homes, totaling 27, and also has the most care home beds at 996. The majority of care homes in Peterborough (92%) have a good rating, while 0% require improvement, 0% are rated inadequate, and 8% are outstanding.

St. Neots, with 9 care homes, has the second highest number in the county, offering 237 beds. In this town, 100% of the care homes have a good rating, 0% require improvement, 0% are inadequate, and 0% are rated as outstanding.

On the other hand, Ely has the fewest care homes in the dataset, with only 5 care homes and 183 beds. Among these, 100% have a good rating, 0% require improvement, and 0% are inadequate.

In terms of outstanding care homes, Wisbech stands out with 13% (1 out of 8 care homes) achieving this rating. There are 403 care home beds in Wisbech, with 63% of care homes rated as good, 25% requiring improvement, and 0% rated as inadequate.

Huntingdon, with 5 care homes and 300 beds, has a high number of inadequate care homes at 20%. Several care homes in this location require improvement (20%), while 60% have a good rating and 0% are rated as outstanding.

City Care Homes Beds Inadequate Requires Improvement Good Outstanding
Abbotsley 2 49 0% 50% 50% 0%
Alconbury Weston 1 27 0% 100% 0% 0%
Bottisham 4 208 0% 0% 75% 25%
Brampton 2 92 0% 50% 50% 0%
Bretton 2 110 0% 0% 100% 0%
Broughton 1 38 0% 0% 100% 0%
Buckden 1 50 0% 0% 100% 0%
Burwell 1 9 0% 0% 0% 100%
Caldecote 1 17 0% 0% 100% 0%
Cambridge 18 993 0% 5.56% 94% 0%
Castor 1 80 0% 0% 0% 0%
Chatteris 2 89 0% 0% 100% 0%
Cottenham 5 121 0% 0% 60% 40%
Deeping Gate 1 31 0% 100% 0% 0%
Doddington 5 111 0% 0% 100% 0%
Downham 1 29 0% 100% 0% 0%
Earith 1 28 0% 0% 100% 0%
Ellington 1 37 0% 0% 0% 0%
Ely 5 183 0% 0% 100% 0%
Eye 1 49 0% 100% 0% 0%
Farcet 1 15 0% 0% 100% 0%
Fulbourn 1 72 0% 0% 100% 0%
Gamlingay 1 31 0% 0% 100% 0%
Girton 1 85 0% 0% 100% 0%
Glinton 3 27 0% 0% 100% 0%
Great Shelford 1 72 0% 0% 100% 0%
Hampton Hargate and Vale 3 165 0% 33% 67% 0%
Hemingford Grey 1 72 0% 0% 100% 0%
Histon 5 180 0% 0% 60% 40%
Huntingdon 5 300 20% 20% 60% 0%
Linton 1 58 0% 0% 100% 0%
Little Paxton 1 39 0% 0% 100% 0%
Littleport 4 130 0% 0% 100% 0%
Longstanton 1 7 0% 0% 100% 0%
March 6 179 0% 17% 83% 0%
Melbourn 3 120 0% 0% 100% 0%
Meldreth 2 56 0% 0% 50% 50%
Milton 1 6 0% 0% 100% 0%
Newborough 1 5 0% 0% 100% 0%
Oakington and Westwick 1 61 0% 0% 0% 0%
Old Hurst 1 6 0% 0% 100% 0%
Orton Longueville 1 109 0% 0% 100% 0%
Peterborough 27 996 0% 0% 92% 8%
Ramsey 2 80 0% 50% 50% 0%
Sawston 2 43 0% 0% 100% 0%
Sawtry 1 16 0% 100% 0% 0%
Soham 5 148 0% 0% 100% 0%
Somersham 1 14 0% 0% 0% 100%
St. Ives 1 42 0% 0% 100% 0%
St. Neots 9 237 0% 0% 100% 0%
Thorney 1 6 0% 0% 100% 0%
Toft 1 49 0% 0% 100% 0%
Upton and Coppingford 1 9 0% 0% 100% 0%
Upwood and the Raveleys 1 40 0% 0% 100% 0%
Waterbeach 4 115 0% 0% 100% 0%
West Wratting 1 10 0% 0% 100% 0%
Whittlesey 5 157 0% 0% 100% 0%
Willingham 1 9 0% 0% 100% 0%
Wisbech 8 403 0% 25% 63% 13%
Yaxley 1 33 0% 100% 0% 0%
Last updated: 22 Mar 2023