SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?79%Good
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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 livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
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: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Barley Manor Care Home is one of 132 care homes in Cambridgeshire: a 63-bed nursing home in Cambridge, run by Porthaven Care Homes (BM) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Cambridgeshire, where the typical home has 35 beds.
Porthaven Care Homes (BM) Limited has run the home since March 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5.
In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is more recent than most ratings in Cambridgeshire, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. 1 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
