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?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. ?
Orchard House Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sanctuary Care Limited runs Orchard House Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Sawston, Cambridgeshire with room for 35 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
Its CQC rating, from January 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in December 2015, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Cambridgeshire, 64% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire. In Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Sanctuary Care Limited runs 84 care homes, and 79 of the 83 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
