Residential care home · Cambridgeshire

Waterbeach

Fresh Fields, Primrose Lane, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 April 2018 Rated 8 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?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

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

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How it compares in Cambridgeshire

Waterbeach is in the Good tier ?, with 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 90 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Hatley Court
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  • Waterbeach Lodge
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  • 1 High Street
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Rosewood
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 6ZS · Residential care home · 6 beds3.5 km
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  • Fitzwilliam House Care Home
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 8QZ · Residential care home · 40 beds4.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Voyage 1 Limited

241 care homes in total: 12 Outstanding, 205 Good, 21 Requires improvement, 3 Not yet rated.

  • 1 Sheringham Avenue
    London, Enfield · N14 4UB · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 5 months ago
  • 23 Cecil Road
    Dronfield, Derbyshire · S18 2GW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated this month
  • 4 Pages Orchard
    Reading, Oxfordshire · RG4 9LW · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Bewick House
    Darlington · DL1 3HW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Broadview
    Fareham, Hampshire · PO16 7UB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Derwent Cottage
    Scarborough, North Yorkshire · YO12 4RB · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago

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Waterbeach at a glance

Voyage 1 Limited runs Waterbeach, a residential care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with room for 4 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Cambridgeshire, where the typical home has 35 beds.

In April 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 64% of ratings in Cambridgeshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).

The nearest home with a higher rating is Fitzwilliam House Care Home (Outstanding), 4.6 km away. It is one of 241 homes run by Voyage 1 Limited. 217 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. In Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2025. That is true of 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire.