Nursing home · Suffolk

Avocet Court

Monmouth Close, Ipswich, IP2 8RS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 June 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2020GoodSECRW
  • November 2019GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Suffolk

Avocet Court is in the Good tier ?, with 91 other homes in Suffolk. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (3%)
  • Good 92 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (16%)
  • Inadequate 3 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (5%)

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Avocet Court at a glance

Athena Care Homes (Monmouth) Limited runs Avocet Court, a nursing home in Ipswich, Suffolk with room for 153 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Suffolk has 36 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Its CQC rating, from June 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2021.

Across Suffolk, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The nearest home with a higher rating is Prince of Wales House (Outstanding), 0.6 km away.