The Firs Residential Care Home
Tower Farm, Tower Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2TD
CQC overall rating
Good
Care type
Registered without nursing
Beds
29
Rating published 29/06/2026 — within the last year.
The five CQC rating areas
The CQC rates each area separately. A home can score differently in each, so it is worth reading all five rather than only the overall rating.
- Safe
- Good
- Effective
- Good
- Caring
- Good
- Responsive
- Good
- Well-led
- Good
Provider and contact
- Registered provider
- Barrels UK Care Ltd
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Telephone
- 01353699996
Full official record and sources
| Name | The Firs Residential Care Home Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-5473401801 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Barrels UK Care Ltd Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-5118782185 Provider ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Status | Active on the CQC register Dormant (Y/N) · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Regulated service types | Care home service without nursing Service type - Care home service with nursing · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Beds | 29 Care homes beds · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC overall rating | Good Location Latest Overall Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Rating published | 29/06/2026 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | Tower Farm, Tower Road, Little Downham, Ely Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | CB6 2TD Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 10002585653 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Cambridgeshire Location Local Authority · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Safe | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Effective | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Caring | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Responsive | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Well-led | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating published | 29/06/2026 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5473401801 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05