The Firs Residential Care Home
Residential care home in Ely, registered for 29 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Responsive | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 29
- Address
- Tower Farm, Tower Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2TD
- Telephone
- 01353699996
- Registered provider
- Barrels UK Care Ltd
- Registered since
- 2018-09-18
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 29 beds it is larger than 52% of the 86 residential care homes in Cambridgeshire.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
e1-5473401801- Regulator location ID
1-5473401801- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-06-29
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
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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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