Oakleigh Residential Care Home
- Care home
- 27 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Cambridgeshire, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Good in 2015, most recently Requires improvement in July 2026.
3 months
since the latest rating was published.
10 of 121
rated care homes in Cambridgeshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Oakleigh Residential Care Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Glebe Farm (Good, 1.2 miles away) and Hill House (Good, 3.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Glebe Farm Good, 1.2 miles away
- G Hill House Good, 3.2 miles away
- G Hill View Good, 3.8 miles away
- G The Manor - Care Home Physical Disabilities Good, 4.4 miles away
- – Bayleaf Not yet rated, 4.5 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 7 July 2026 (assessment visit 14 May 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of inspection: 28 May 2026 to 11 June 2026
Oakleigh Residential Care Home is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for older people, including people living with dementia. At the time of our inspection, 21 people were living at the service.
- Safe No rating
- Effective No rating
- Caring Good
- Responsive No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The inspection was carried out by 2 inspectors. We carried out this unannounced comprehensive inspection in response to concerns about the quality and safety of care provided at the service.
The service had experienced recent changes in ownership and leadership. Leaders acknowledged the concerns identified during the inspection and were working to improve the quality of care and governance arrangements.
People were supported by staff who were generally caring and committed to their wellbeing. Staff worked positively with healthcare professionals and the provider had begun making some improvements to the service environment and addressing concerns identified during the inspection.
However, people could not be assured they would consistently receive safe, effective and person-centred care. We found multiple breaches of regulations in relation to person-centred care, dignity and respect, consent, safe care and treatment, and governance arrangements.
Risks to people’s health, safety and wellbeing were not consistently managed in line with their assessed needs and preferences. Governance systems were not always effective in identifying, monitoring and addressing concerns in a timely way, and the service continues to demonstrate weaknesses in oversight and quality assurance arrangements.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns identified at this inspection.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last inspection, we rated this key question good. At this inspection the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to people’s safe care and treatment and the ways people’s medicines were managed safely.
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Effective
No rating
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 inspection, we rated this key question requires improvement. At this inspection the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant the effectiveness of people’s care, treatment and support did not always achieve good outcomes or was inconsistent.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last inspection, we rated this key question good. At this inspection the rating has remained good.
This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
No rating
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last inspection, we rated this key question requires improvement. At this inspection the rating has remained requires improvement.
This meant people’s needs were not always met.
The service was in breach of legal regulations in relation to providing person-centred care that reflected people’s individual needs and preferences.
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Well-led
No rating
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 inspection we rated this key question requires improvement. At this inspection the rating has remained requires improvement.
This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance and oversight arrangements.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 7 July 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 7 July 2026. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 7 July 2026. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 7 July 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Suma Mathew
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)8 inspection reports, latest 27 February 2021. Latest assessment published 7 July 2026; 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
- Provider
- Oakleigh Care Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05017139 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Cambridgeshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Cambridgeshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 045 5202, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Cambridgeshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Oakleigh Residential Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Oakleigh Residential Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Oakleigh Residential Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 27 beds at Oakleigh Residential Care Home.
- When was Oakleigh Residential Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Oakleigh Residential Care Home was published on 7 July 2026.
- Who runs Oakleigh Residential Care Home?
- Oakleigh Residential Care Home is run by Oakleigh Care Homes Limited.
- What is Oakleigh Residential Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 7 July 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01480 890248
- Address
- 22 North Road, Alconbury Weston, Huntingdon, PE28 4JR Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Glebe Farm (Good, 1.2 miles away) and Hill House (Good, 3.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Glebe Farm Good, 1.2 miles away
- G Hill House Good, 3.2 miles away
- G Hill View Good, 3.8 miles away
- G The Manor - Care Home Physical Disabilities Good, 4.4 miles away
- – Bayleaf Not yet rated, 4.5 miles away