Residential care home · Suffolk

The Limes Retirement Home

Earlsford Road, Mellis, Eye, IP23 8DY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

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

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2022GoodSECRW
  • May 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2018GoodSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW

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

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Suffolk

The Limes Retirement Home is in the Good tier ?, with 91 other homes in Suffolk. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (3%)
  • Good 92 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (16%)
  • Inadequate 3 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Yaxley House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Hartismere Place
    Eye, Suffolk · IP23 7BH · Nursing home · 60 beds4.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Oak House
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 4HE · Residential care home · 6 beds5.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • The Croft
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • De Lucy House
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 4HZ · Residential care home · 60 beds5.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Walcot Hall Nursing Home
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 5SR · Nursing home · 42 beds7.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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The Limes Retirement Home in brief

The Limes Retirement Home is a 26-bed residential care home in Eye, Suffolk. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

91 other homes in Suffolk share its tier, “Good”. About 4.2 km away, Hartismere Place is rated Outstanding.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Suffolk, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.