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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Chantry House Residential and Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 19 other homes in Suffolk.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Chantry House Residential and Nursing Home in brief
Run by Cathena Healthcare Limited, Chantry House Residential and Nursing Home is a nursing home in Saxmundham, Suffolk with 24 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
19 other homes in Suffolk share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from May 2026. In Suffolk, 92% of homes score 5. Cathena Healthcare Limited runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC last rated the home in November 2022, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in May 2019, it was rated Requires improvement.