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Hickathrift House

Residential care home in Wisbech, registered for 54 beds. Regulated by CQC.

Good
Last inspected about 7 years ago
Last inspected 2019-05-21

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What the inspectors scored

Area assessedRating
Safe Good
Effective Good
Caring Good
Responsive Good
Well-led Good

Inspection history

CareFacts compiled 7 dated CQC inspection or assessment events from 24 March 2009 to 10 April 2019. This is an index of regulator evidence, not a CareFacts rating or review.

  1. A routine inspection Report published 2019-05-21 View the official CQC report
  2. A routine inspection Report published 2016-07-05 View the official CQC report
  3. A routine inspection Report published 2013-05-09 View the official CQC report
  4. An inspection looking at part of the service Report published 2012-12-04 View the official CQC report
  5. A routine inspection Report published 2012-09-19 View the official CQC report
  6. A routine inspection Report published 2011-12-28 View the official CQC report
  7. Report under an older regulatory system View the official CQC report

Timeline metadata compiled from CQC on 2026-10-07. Older reports can use a different regulatory approach and must be read in their dated context.

Details

Type of care
Residential care home
Registered places
54
Address
217 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8JB
Telephone
01945430636
Website
www.barchester.com
Registered provider
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Registered manager
Melerski, Paula
Registered since
2011-02-15
Local authority
Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Regulator record
View on cqc.org.uk

At 54 beds it is larger than 90% of the 254 residential care homes in Norfolk.

Evidence and freshness

This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.

CareFacts record ID
e1-125856040
Regulator location ID
1-125856040
Current source release
CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
CareFacts data rebuilt
2026-10-07
Inspection evidence
Latest published date 2019-05-21

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Who this service is for

The operator’s wider record

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 216 services in the UK with 13,665 beds. Across the estate:

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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.

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