Residential care home · Suffolk

The Limes Retirement Home

Earlsford Road, Mellis, Eye, IP23 8DY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago
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The Limes Retirement Home is a residential care home in Eye in Suffolk, run by The Limes Retirement Home Ltd. It is registered for up to 26 residents and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published June 2026, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Suffolk are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 June 2026 Rated 2 months 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

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

How it compares in Suffolk

The Limes Retirement Home is in the Good tier, alongside 94 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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