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. ?
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Alice Grange, a nursing home in Ipswich, Suffolk with room for 87 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Suffolk has 36 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from December 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Inadequate in April 2020. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in Suffolk are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Montrose House (Outstanding), 4.2 km away. In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk.
