Residential care home · Cambridgeshire

Fitzwilliam House Care Home

Rooks Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QZ

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 26 April 2019 Rated 7 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?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cambridgeshire

Fitzwilliam House Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in Cambridgeshire. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 90 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (5%)

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  • Sunflowers Care Ltd
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  • Mill Lane
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  • Etheldred House Care Home
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  • Waterbeach Lodge
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About Fitzwilliam House Care Home

Fitzwilliam Healthcare Limited runs Fitzwilliam House Care Home, a residential care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with room for 40 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

8 other homes in Cambridgeshire share its tier, “Outstanding”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5. 2 of the 6 nearest homes are also Outstanding.

CQC's latest rating, from April 2019, is Outstanding overall. Caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. Safe and effective were rated Good. Before that, in August 2016, it was rated Good. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Cambridgeshire, 64% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).