SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%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 outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 28 good, 3 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. ?
Run by Althea HealthCare Limited, The Depperhaugh is a nursing home in Hoxne, Suffolk with 30 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from December 2018. 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 “involving people to manage risks” (some shortfalls).
91 other homes in Suffolk share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk. The nearest home with a higher rating is Hartismere Place (Outstanding), 7.0 km away. Althea HealthCare Limited runs 3 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
