SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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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
Assessing needsExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
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
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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: 30 good, 3 exceptional. 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The Firs Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Barrels UK Care Ltd, The Firs Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Ely, Cambridgeshire with 29 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
89 other homes in Cambridgeshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2024. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in December 2023, it was rated Inadequate. Ratings in Cambridgeshire are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 3 exceptional and the rest good.
