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Hill HouseCambridgeshire

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Rated:GoodResidential

Hill House

High Street, Ellington, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0AG

01480890324

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

11 October 2024

Provider

ADR Care Homes Limited

Beds

37 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 16 care homes for older people within 10 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 13 are the same and 3 are lower.

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

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementApr 2015
GoodNov 2015
GoodJul 2016
GoodMar 2017
GoodDec 2017
GoodMay 2018
InadequateJun 2023
GoodDec 2024

Improved from Inadequate to Good in 2024. CQC has rated this home 8 times 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 ADR Care Homes Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 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.

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 Hill House

Hill House is a residential care home in Cambridgeshire, supporting older people, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. Details of its most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Hill House is a residential care service supporting older people, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. The CQC found the home is now rated Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous inadequate rating, which had placed it in Special Measures. Inspectors found the provider had addressed previous breaches of regulation and was no longer failing to meet required standards.

People living at the home and their relatives spoke positively about their care, describing staff as kind, friendly and compassionate. Inspectors found people appeared happy and relaxed in staff's company, and the service demonstrated sustained improvement across all areas assessed.

Source: CQC assessment, 18 December 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 37 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PE28 0AG

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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 18 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 11 October 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 18 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of Assessment: 12 November 2024 to 28 November 2024. Hill House is a residential care service supporting older people who may be living with dementia or physical disabilities. At our last assessment the service was in breach of nine regulations of the Health and Social Care Act. At this assessment improvements had been made and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations. This service has been in Special Measures since 09 June 2023. The provider demonstrated improvements that have been made. The service is no longer rated as inadequate overall or in any of the key questions. Therefore, this service is no longer in Special Measures.

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

Read Hill House'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 Hill House, 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 Hill House, 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 Hill House'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