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. ?
The home changed owner in October 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Run by Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIO, Montana Residential Home is a residential care home in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk with 19 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Suffolk, where the median is 36 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2024, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from July 2018.
Across Suffolk, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk. The home changed owner in October 2025. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIO runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
