SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 14 good, 19 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. ?
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 Star Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 3 other homes in Peterborough.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Star Nursing Home is an independent 30-bed nursing home in Peterborough, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring was rated Good. Before that, in September 2019, it was rated Good. The typical rating in Peterborough is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 19 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (significant shortfalls).
About 0.6 km away, Philia Lodge Rest Home is rated Good. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 3 other homes in Peterborough share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
