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Askham HallCambridgeshire

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Rated:GoodNursing

Askham Hall

13 Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0TX

01354740269

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

24 May 2024

Provider

Askham Village Community Limited

Beds

27 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 8 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 8 are the same and none are lower.

2 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

GoodMar 2015
GoodAug 2017
GoodMar 2020
GoodDec 2024

Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Askham Village Community Limited, which runs 4 care homes in England: 4 rated Good.

Average care home fees in the East of England: £1,034 a week for residential care and £1,411 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Askham Hall

Askham Hall is a nursing home in Cambridgeshire, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. Further details from the CQC's most recent assessment are set out below.

Askham Hall is a care home providing accommodation, nursing and personal care for up to 27 older people, including those living with dementia. The CQC's assessment, prompted by concerns raised about the service, focused on safety, and found the home to be Good overall. Inspectors found robust systems for reporting and learning from incidents and safeguarding concerns, along with safe recruitment practices and appropriate staff training.

People living at the home said they felt safe and well cared for, describing staff as kind and attentive. Some residents noted difficulty understanding staff whose first language was not English, though the manager was addressing this by mixing staff on shifts. Residents and relatives felt confident raising concerns, and these were dealt with appropriately.

Source: CQC assessment, 12 December 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 27 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PE15 0TX

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 12 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 24 May 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 12 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Askham Hall is a care home registered to provide accommodation, nursing and personal care and are registered to provide this support to 27 people. This service provides support to older people. At the time of our assessment there were 26 people living at the service. The service is provided in a purpose built building over 2 floors. This assessment took place between 24 September and 27 September 2024. The assessment included a visit on 24 September 2024 by 2 inspectors and 1 expert by experience. We asked the manager to forward some documents for us to review off site. This assessment was undertaken in response to concerns raised about the service and therefore, we only assessed the relevant quality statements. At this assessment we looked at 3 quality statements under the key question of Safe. We looked at, Learning culture, Safeguarding and Safe and effective staffing. There were systems in place to ensure that when accidents, incidents or safeguarding concerns occurred they were reported to the appropriate authorities, investigated and learning from the events was shared with the staff. Systems were in place to protect people from abuse and any concerns were dealt with appropriately. Staff were recruited safely and had the training they needed.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Askham Hall's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Askham Hall, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Askham Hall, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Askham Hall's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees