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. ?
Wisteria House is a 7-bed residential care home in Ipswich, Suffolk, run by Kingsley Care Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Suffolk, where the median is 36 beds.
In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. 92% of homes in Suffolk also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Kingsley Care Homes Limited runs 8 care homes, and 6 of the 8 rated are Good or Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from February 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in Suffolk are as old (how rating age varies by council).
