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. ?
Soham Lodge is a 49-bed nursing home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, run by DCSL Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2023. Its previous rating, in November 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Cambridgeshire is about 7 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
About 7.4 km away, Guyatt House is rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire. In Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
