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Nursing home · Suffolk

Handford House Care Home

27a Cumberland Street, Ipswich, IP1 3PA

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 year ago
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Handford House Care Home is a nursing home in Ipswich, run by Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited. CQC registers it for 52 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Good overall in August 2025. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. Across Suffolk, 82% of the 171 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 August 2025 Rated 1 year 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?Requires improvement

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

How it compares in Suffolk

Handford House Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 19 other homes in Suffolk. Of the 171 rated care homes here, 82% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (3%)
  • Good 95 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (15%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 11 (6%)

Half of Suffolk's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited runs 13 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 12 Good.

  • Sandown Park Care Home
    Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 5JY · Nursing home · 95 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Ashley Court
    Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH14 0PA · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 4 months ago
  • Ashley Gardens Care Centre
    Maidstone, Kent · ME15 8RA · Nursing home · 89 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 2 years ago
  • Avon Lodge Care Home
    Bristol, South Gloucestershire · BS15 1QT · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Blandford Grange Care Home
    Blandford Forum, Dorset · DT11 7DE · Nursing home · 63 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 11 months ago
  • Cedar Court Care Home
    Witney, Oxfordshire · OX28 6LG · Nursing home · 63 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago

All 13 homes run by Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited →

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