Residential care home · Norfolk

Hickathrift House

217 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8JB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
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Hickathrift House is a residential care home in Wisbech, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. CQC registers it for 54 places and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

CQC rated it Good overall in May 2019, and Good in all five key questions. Across Norfolk, 65% of the 295 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 May 2019 Rated 7 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

Older rating. Published 21 May 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Norfolk

Hickathrift House is in the Good tier, alongside 119 other homes in Norfolk. Of the 295 rated care homes here, 65% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 18 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (4%)
  • Good 120 (39%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 43 (14%)
  • Requires improvement 92 (30%)
  • Inadequate 10 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 16 (5%)

Half of Norfolk's ratings are more than 6.4 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes registered with CQC: 9 Outstanding, 166 Good, 21 Requires improvement, 2 Inadequate, 12 Not yet rated.

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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • Briardene Care Home
    Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees · TS23 1DA · Nursing home · 34 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Harton Grange
    South Shields, South Tyneside · NE34 0LZ · Residential care home · 62 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Lucerne House
    Exeter, Devon · EX2 8TU · Nursing home · 74 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Oxford Beaumont
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX1 5DF · Nursing home · 45 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 1 month ago
  • Red Oaks
    Henfield, West Sussex · BN5 9UY · Nursing home · 64 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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