SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 12 exceptional, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Risby Park Nursing Home is a 54-bed nursing home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, run by The Partnership In Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Suffolk are smaller: the median there is 36 beds.
In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from February 2026. In Suffolk, 92% of homes score 5. The Partnership In Care Limited runs 6 care homes, and all 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in September 2025, giving it Outstanding overall. Caring and responsive were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in March 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in Suffolk, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
