Baylham Care Home
Upper Street, Ipswich, IP6 8JR · Suffolk · East of England
55 beds · operated by Optima HCI Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 1 of this operator's 2 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement25 Jun 2026EffectiveRequires improvement25 Jun 2026CaringRequires improvement25 Jun 2026ResponsiveRequires improvement25 Jun 2026Well-ledRequires improvement25 Jun 2026
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 2 of Optima HCI Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Caring | Requires improvement | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 25 Jun 2026 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 1 other location
Other active services registered to Optima HCI Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Barham Care Home | Good10 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Suffolk |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 9 Sep 2019
- Beds
- 55
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-7424248280
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.