Residential care home · Cambridgeshire

The Chase Care Home

Medway Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1SF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 April 2026 Rated 6 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?81%Good
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    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
    • Infection prevention and controlExceptional
    • Learning cultureExceptional
  • 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
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 exceptional
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 9 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in Cambridgeshire

The Chase Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 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

  • Primrose Hill Care Home
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 1QW · Nursing home · 60 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Bayleaf
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 7AF · Residential care home · 53 beds0.8 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Hunters Down Care Home
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 1XL · Nursing home · 102 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Cambridgeshire County Council - 6 St Lukes Close Huntingdon
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 1JT · Residential care home · 6 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cromwell House Care Home
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 3DP · Nursing home · 66 beds1.6 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Ferrars Hall Care Home
    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · PE29 3AA · Residential care home · 66 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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About The Chase Care Home

Connaught Care (Huntingdon) Ltd runs The Chase Care Home, a residential care home in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire with room for 61 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Cambridgeshire, where the typical home has 35 beds.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5. Across Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC last rated the home in April 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. Ratings in Cambridgeshire are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 9 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.