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Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement
The Orchards
Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2FU
Key details
- Address
- 2 Forsythia Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2FU
- Telephone
- 01353885900
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Requires improvementreport published 5 December 2025
- Beds
- 66
- CQC registered since
- 2019
- Operated by
- Greensleeves Homes Trust
- Brand
- BRAND Greensleeves
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
17
registered homes in Ely
13/15
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
66
beds, local median 30
Specialist care
The Orchards is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Sensory impairmentsDementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities
About The Orchards
The Orchards is a CQC-registered residential care home serving Ely in Cambridgeshire, operated by Greensleeves Homes Trust. With 66 beds, it is one of the larger homes in the area. It provides personal care and support with daily living rather than round-the-clock nursing. It has held CQC registration since 2019.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published December 2025. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 16 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. We recommend contacting the home directly to arrange a visit, discuss fees and check current vacancies.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Latest detected directory change: updated on 2026-07-22 (Postcode).
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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