SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
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?★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. ?
Run by Suffolk Mind, Montrose House is a residential care home in Ipswich, Suffolk with 10 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Suffolk, where the median is 36 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2018, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective and well-led as well. For safe, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is up from Good in October 2015. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in Suffolk. Here is how rating age varies by council.
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk.
