CQC rating

Good

Published 13 October 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

January 2022Inspected, no new rating
September 2017OutstandingSECRW
February 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Suffolk

The Martins is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 5 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

Cathedral View
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 1YU · Residential care home · 8 beds0.1 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
Davers Court
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP32 7BN · Residential care home · 60 beds0.4 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
Manson House
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 1HP · Residential care home · 34 beds0.5 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
North Court Care Home
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 1HS · Nursing home · 67 beds0.6 km

Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
Abbeygate Manor
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · IP32 7AY · Nursing home · 81 beds0.9 km

Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
Cornwallis Court
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 3NH · Nursing home · 58 beds1.0 km

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Methodist Homes

69 care homes in total: 6 Outstanding, 54 Good, 9 Requires improvement.

Briar Hill House
Rugeley, Staffordshire · WS15 1BP · Nursing home · 36 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Horfield Lodge
Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS7 8SU · Nursing home · 75 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
Mapplewell Manor
Barnsley · S75 6BB · Residential care home · 87 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
Queens Court
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9DD · Residential care home · 55 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
Starr Hills
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire · FY8 5PQ · Residential care home · 36 beds

Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Willersley House
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · HU10 6BY · Residential care home · 34 beds

Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

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The Martins in brief

The Martins is a 42-bed residential care home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, run by Methodist Homes. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from August 2026. In Suffolk, 92% of homes score 5. About 1.0 km away, Cornwallis Court is rated Outstanding. 60 of Methodist Homes’s 69 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

CQC last rated the home in October 2022, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. Its previous rating, in September 2017, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped.