CompareMyCare

Residential care home · Suffolk

The Swallows Residential Care Home

Helions Bumpstead Road, Haverhill, CB9 7AA

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 years ago
01440714745

The Swallows Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Haverhill in Suffolk, run by Donna Burrows and Harold Burrows. It is registered for up to 16 residents and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published May 2018, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring and responsive. For comparison, 82% of care homes in Suffolk are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 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

Requires improvement
Published 9 May 2018 Rated 8 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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

Older rating. Published 9 May 2018, 8 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 Suffolk

The Swallows Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 27 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

See all 182 care homes in Suffolk →

Care homes nearby

  • Cleves Place
    Haverhill, Suffolk · CB9 0JB · Nursing home · 60 beds1.6 km
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Cambridge House
    Haverhill, Suffolk · CB9 9DJ · Residential care home · 6 beds2.4 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • The Meadows Care Home
    Haverhill, Suffolk · CB9 7YL · Nursing home · 55 beds2.8 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Eastcotts Care Home with Nursing
    Haverhill, Suffolk · CB9 7UN · Nursing home · 59 beds3.1 km
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 8 months ago
  • Yew Tree Cottage
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB21 5LS · Residential care home · 10 beds9.8 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Symonds House
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB21 4HY · Nursing home · 58 beds11.3 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 months ago

More care homes near CB9 7AA →