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Nursing home · Suffolk

Kingfisher House Care Home

St. Fabians Close, Newmarket, CB8 0EJ

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 years ago
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Kingfisher House Care Home is a nursing home in Newmarket in Suffolk, run by GCH (Alder) Ltd (part of Gold Care Homes). It has 91 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published April 2018, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Suffolk are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 April 2018 Rated 8 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?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 4 April 2018, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Rating inherited from this home's previous registration (for example after a change of provider).

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Suffolk

Kingfisher House Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 19 other homes in Suffolk. Of the 171 rated care homes here, 82% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (3%)
  • Good 95 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (15%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 11 (6%)

Half of Suffolk's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

GCH (Alder) Ltd runs 7 care homes registered with CQC: 4 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

  • Charlton Park Care Home
    London, Greenwich · SE7 8DZ · Nursing home · 66 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • Emberbrook Care Home
    Thames Ditton, Surrey · KT7 0BL · Nursing home · 68 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Lansdowne Care Home
    London, Barnet · NW2 1TU · Nursing home · 92 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Hungerford Care Home
    Hungerford, West Berkshire · RG17 0PN · Nursing home · 59 beds
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Kingston Care Home
    Kingston Upon Thames · KT2 7AJ · Nursing home · 67 beds
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • The Headington Care Home
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX3 7XR · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 2 months ago

All 7 homes run by GCH (Alder) Ltd →

Care homes nearby

  • Brampton Manor
    Newmarket, Suffolk · CB8 7AQ · Residential care home · 63 beds0.7 km
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Guyatt House
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    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Kentford Manor
    Newmarket, Suffolk · CB8 8JY · Nursing home · 88 beds6.7 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Waterhouse Manor Care Home
    Ely, Cambridgeshire · CB7 5LB · Residential care home · 66 beds7.1 km
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Hilton Park - Oaklands
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9BX · Nursing home · 55 beds9.2 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Hilton Park Care Centre
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9BX · Nursing home · 88 beds9.2 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago

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