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. ?
Ford House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 8 other homes in Cambridgeshire.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Ford House is a 46-bed nursing home in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2017. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. CQC rated responsive as Requires improvement. Before that, in April 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 64% of ratings in Cambridgeshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
