Residential care home · Peterborough

Acacia House - Peterborough

37a School Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 August 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • October 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • January 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Peterborough

Acacia House - Peterborough is in the Good tier ?, with 23 other homes in Peterborough. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (6%)
  • Good 24 (69%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (6%)

See all 35 care homes in Peterborough →

Care homes nearby

  • Werrington Lodge
    Peterborough · PE4 7ZF · Nursing home · 69 beds3.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • SENSE - Newton Court
    Peterborough · PE4 7PY · Residential care home · 10 beds4.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Field House Residential Care Home for the Elderly
    Peterborough · PE6 7TD · Residential care home · 55 beds4.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • SENSE - 37 Redgate Court
    Peterborough · PE1 4XZ · Residential care home · 6 beds5.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • SENSE - 38 Redgate Court
    Peterborough · PE1 4XZ · Residential care home · 6 beds5.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cherry Blossom Care Home
    Peterborough · PE4 6DE · Nursing home · 80 beds5.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Community Care Solutions Limited

4 care homes in total: 4 Good.

  • Aspen House
    Rushden, North Northamptonshire · NN10 9XN · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Elliot Avenue
    Peterborough · PE3 9TG · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Kimbolton
    Bedford · MK40 3AD · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Acacia House - Peterborough

Acacia House - Peterborough is a 5-bed residential care home in Peterborough, run by Community Care Solutions Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Peterborough has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In August 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in October 2019, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Peterborough, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “planning for the future”.

23 other homes in Peterborough share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2024. That is true of 100% of homes in Peterborough. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 4 of Community Care Solutions Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.