Nursing home · Cambridgeshire

Sunflowers Care Ltd

119 Histon Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UQ

Outstanding Safe: OutstandingEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 4 July 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Outstanding
  • 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. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

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How it compares in Cambridgeshire

Sunflowers Care Ltd is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in Cambridgeshire. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 90 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Cottenham Court Care Home
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 8SS · Nursing home · 62 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • La Marsh
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 8TE · Residential care home · 9 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Fitzwilliam House Care Home
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 8QZ · Residential care home · 40 beds1.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Mill Lane
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 9HW · Residential care home · 5 beds2.3 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Etheldred House Care Home
    Histon, Cambridgeshire · CB24 9EY · Nursing home · 85 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago
  • Kay Hitch Way
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 9YR · Residential care home · 4 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago

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What the data says about Sunflowers Care Ltd

Sunflowers Care Ltd is a 4-bed nursing home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a sensory impairment and children. That is smaller than most homes in Cambridgeshire, where the typical home has 35 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from July 2019, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Effective was rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Good in November 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Cambridgeshire, 64% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

2 of the 6 nearest homes are also Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2022. That is true of 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire. 8 other homes in Cambridgeshire share its tier, “Outstanding”.