Rated Care Homes

Risby Park Nursing Home

O

Outstanding

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 4 ratings

    First rated Good in 2015, most recently Outstanding in September 2025.

  • 13 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 16 of 156

    rated care homes in Suffolk are rated Outstanding, like this one.

Risby Park Nursing Home: inspection record

Care home with nursing, 54 beds, Suffolk

Rated Outstanding in September 2025.

Risby Park Nursing Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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  1. G
    Risby Hall Nursing Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
  2. RI
    Marham House Care Home Requires improvement, 2.2 miles away
  3. G
    Cedar Lodge Good, 2.9 miles away
  4. RI
    St Peter's House Requires improvement, 3.1 miles away
  5. –
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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 25 September 2025 (assessment visit 28 May 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Date of assessment:26 June to 2 July 2025

Risby Park Nursing Home is a nursing home providing accommodation, nursing and personal care for up to 54 older people, some of whom living with dementia and/or have nursing needs.

  • Safe Good
  • Effective Good
  • Caring Outstanding
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary

Risby Park Nursing Home continued to provide outstanding caring practice to people, and their loved ones. People were treated with kindness, compassion and involved as partners in their care. Staff demonstrated empathy and understanding of people living with dementia. People were given privacy and treated with dignity.

Improvement was needed in the management, auditing and oversight of medicines.

A new electronic system for recording daily support provided to people was in need of improvement to ensure up to date, timely records were maintained.

Leaders demonstrated their commitment and openness to improvement and innovation. There was a proactive approach to partnership working to ensure people living in the service were safe and had opportunities to do things they enjoyed doing. We found people were receiving effective, person-centred care from a caring and compassionate staff team. We found staff were well-trained and felt supported in their role by leaders. We found the provider had established effective governance systems and processes to meet people’s needs safely, as well as to check the quality of care and continually make improvements.

Care plans were personalised, considering people’s communication, personal and health needs. Staff supported people in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. Where people did not have the mental capacity to give consent to care and treatment, staff involved those important to people in making decisions in their best interests.

Activities were tailored to suit the needs of people, including one to one support to people cared for in bed and isolated in their rooms.

Staff and leaders used innovative technology, best practice guidance and evidence-based tools to meet people’s needs and ensure their comfort.

  1. Safe

    Good

    Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.

  2. Effective

    Good

    Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding. At this assessment the rating has remained outstanding. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently better than expected compared to similar services. People’s feedback described it as exceptional and distinctive.

  3. Caring

    Outstanding

    Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding. At this assessment the rating has remained outstanding. This meant people were truly respected and valued as individuals; and empowered as partners in their care in an exceptional service.

  4. Responsive

    Outstanding

    Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding.

    At this assessment the rating has remained outstanding. This meant services were tailored to meet the needs of individuals and delivered to ensure flexibility, choice and continuity of care.

  5. Well-led

    Good

    Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
  3. Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.

Registration details

Registered manager
Joanne Russell
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service with nursing, Rehabilitation services
Who it supports
Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

7 inspection reports, latest 21 March 2020. Latest assessment published 25 September 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
02048736 (opens Companies House)

The Partnership In Care Limited runs 6 services, all in the East of England. 6 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Other services run by The Partnership In Care Limited

  1. O
    Prince of Wales House Outstanding. Care home, Suffolk
  2. G
    Beech House - Halesworth Good. Care home, Suffolk
  3. G
    Hazell Court Good. Care home with nursing, Suffolk
  4. G
    Risby Hall Nursing Home Good. Care home with nursing, Suffolk

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Getting help from Suffolk County Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Risby Park Nursing Home provide nursing care?
Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Risby Park Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
How many beds does Risby Park Nursing Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 54 beds at Risby Park Nursing Home.
When was Risby Park Nursing Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Risby Park Nursing Home was published on 25 September 2025.
Who runs Risby Park Nursing Home?
Risby Park Nursing Home is run by The Partnership In Care Limited. It runs 6 services, all in the East of England.
What is Risby Park Nursing Home's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Outstanding, published on 25 September 2025.

Contact

Phone
01284 811921
Address
Hall Lane, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RS Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

  1. G
    Risby Hall Nursing Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
  2. RI
    Marham House Care Home Requires improvement, 2.2 miles away
  3. G
    Cedar Lodge Good, 2.9 miles away
  4. RI
    St Peter's House Requires improvement, 3.1 miles away
  5. –
    Glastonbury Court Not yet rated, 3.1 miles away

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