SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Athena Care Homes (Arbury) Limited runs Alex Wood House, a residential care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with room for 36 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5. 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire share its tier, “Good”. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In December 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 64% of ratings in Cambridgeshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
