Townsend Manor is a nursing home in Ely in Cambridgeshire, run by Simply Care Group UK Ltd. CQC registers it for 70 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 April 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Inadequate for well-led. For comparison, 92% of care homes in Cambridgeshire are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 20 April 2026
Rated 5 months 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?Requires improvement
- ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
- Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Inadequate
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Cambridgeshire
Townsend Manor is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 9 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
See all 132 care homes in Cambridgeshire →
The provider's other homes
Simply Care Group UK Ltd runs 9 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 4 Not yet rated.
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Escan Manor
Exeter, Devon · EX2 4DN · Nursing home · 72 beds
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement
Rated 6 months ago
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Hatfield Manor
Hatfield, Hertfordshire · AL10 9UA · Nursing home · 81 beds
Requires improvement
S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Requires improvement
Rated 6 months ago
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Langham Manor
Stowmarket, Suffolk · IP14 1RD · Nursing home · 75 beds
Requires improvement
S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement
Rated 1 year ago
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Marina View Care Home
Preston, Lancashire · PR2 2YP · Nursing home · 87 beds
Requires improvement
S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement
Rated 2 years ago
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Abbeygate Manor
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · IP32 7AY · Nursing home · 81 beds
Not yet rated
S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
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Kingfisher Manor
Bognor Regis, West Sussex · PO21 3WE · Nursing home · 80 beds
Not yet rated
S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
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Good
S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 7 years ago
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Not yet rated
S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
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