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Nursing home · Cambridgeshire

Hunters Down Care Home

Hartford Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1XL

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago
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Hunters Down Care Home is a nursing home in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, run by Hunters Healthcare Limited (part of Excelcare Holdings). CQC registers it for 102 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 92% of care homes in Cambridgeshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 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 12 December 2019 Rated 6 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 12 December 2019, 6 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 Cambridgeshire

Hunters Down Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 88 other homes in Cambridgeshire. Of the 123 rated care homes here, 92% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (5%)
  • Good 89 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (7%)

Half of Cambridgeshire's ratings are more than 6.8 years old. How tiers work

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