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Residential care home · Cambridgeshire

The Orchards

2 Forsythia Road,, Ely, CB6 2FU

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 9 months ago
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The Orchards is a residential care home in Ely in Cambridgeshire, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. It is registered for up to 66 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2025, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 92% of care homes in Cambridgeshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 December 2025 Rated 9 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Cambridgeshire

The Orchards is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 9 other homes in Cambridgeshire. Of the 123 rated care homes here, 92% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (5%)
  • Good 89 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (7%)

Half of Cambridgeshire's ratings are more than 6.8 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Greensleeves Homes Trust runs 26 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 16 Good, 8 Requires improvement.

  • Broadlands
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3PW · Residential care home · 52 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Harleston House
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 4HX · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadacres Care Home
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR12 8AR · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • De Lucy House
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 4HZ · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • The Briars
    Sandown, Isle of Wight · PO36 9BD · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Borovere
    Alton, Hampshire · GU34 1PD · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago

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