Barleycombe
- Care home
- 11 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2016
- Suffolk, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Good in 2018, most recently Good in December 2025.
10 months
since the latest rating was published.
109 of 156
rated care homes in Suffolk are rated Good, like this one.
Barleycombe: inspection record
Rated Good in December 2025.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
- G St Josephs Good, 1.2 miles away
- G Melford Court Care Home Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Hazell Court Good, 1.4 miles away
- RI Catchpole Court Requires improvement, 1.4 miles away
- I The Red House Welfare & Housing Society Inadequate, 1.7 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 17 December 2025 (assessment visit 7 October 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment 4 November 2025 to 19 November 2025
Barleycombe is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care support up to 11 people in one adapted building, with a separate flat that can accommodate 2 people. The service provides support to people with a learning disability and autistic people. This assessment was in response to concerns raised with the Care Quality Commission in relation to another of the providers locations. At the time of our assessment there were 10 people using the service.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.
People were supported to make choices and maintain control of their lives, with staff working in the least restrictive way. Risks were identified, and care plans included clear guidance to manage them. While the environment was clean, communal areas and corridors looked tired and were in need of redecoration; however, people had personalised their rooms and created warm, welcoming spaces which reflected their individuality. Staff understood how to recognise and report poor care and abuse and received sufficient training with the right skill mix. Safe recruitment processes were followed; people, staff and relatives told us there were enough staff to support people safely. People and relatives felt involved in care planning. Governance systems provided effective oversight of quality and safety; however, improvements were needed in completing some audits to ensure all information was captured and outcomes evidenced.
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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.
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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 good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this
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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 assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment 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
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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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 good. At this assessment the rating has remained 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
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Angela Dodds
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 20 July 2023. Latest assessment published 17 December 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
- Provider
- Lifeways Community Care LimitedBrand: Lifeways Community Care
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04126127 (opens Companies House)
Lifeways Community Care Limited runs 33 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England. 20 are rated Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 9 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
- G Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre Good. Care home with nursing, Gateshead, North East
- G Beeton Grange Good. Care home, Birmingham, West Midlands
- G Bulwell Good. Care home, Nottingham, East Midlands
- G Cambridge Park Good. Care home, Richmond upon Thames, London
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.
- Adult social care at Suffolk County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0800 917 1109, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays)
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Suffolk County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Barleycombe provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Barleycombe as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Barleycombe have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 11 beds at Barleycombe.
- When was Barleycombe last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Barleycombe was published on 17 December 2025.
- Who runs Barleycombe?
- Barleycombe is run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. It runs 33 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England.
- What is Barleycombe's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 17 December 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01787 880203
- Address
- Sudbury Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9HE Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G St Josephs Good, 1.2 miles away
- G Melford Court Care Home Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Hazell Court Good, 1.4 miles away
- RI Catchpole Court Requires improvement, 1.4 miles away
- I The Red House Welfare & Housing Society Inadequate, 1.7 miles away