The Orchards
Residential care home in Ely, registered for 66 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Inspected within the last year
Published 2025-12-05
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 66
- Address
- 2 Forsythia Road,, Ely, CB6 2FU
- Telephone
- 01353885900
- Website
- www.greensleeves.org.uk/care-homes/the-orchards-ely-cambridge/
- Registered provider
- Greensleeves Homes Trust
- Registered since
- 2019-08-09
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 66 beds it is larger than 88% of the 86 residential care homes in Cambridgeshire.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Greensleeves Homes Trust runs 26 services in the UK with 1,176 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 excellent
- 16 good
- 7 need improvement
- 1 poor
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. 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.