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Care homes near Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon – page 2

26 homes within 10 miles

There are 26 care homes within 10 miles of Hinchingbrooke Hospital, nearest first. 16 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 6 offer nursing care and 12 dementia care. The closest, Ferrars Hall Care Home, is 0.5 miles away; 8 are within 2 miles.

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Care homes near Hinchingbrooke Hospital (26)

Nearest first · straight-line distance from the hospital

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About Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hinchingbrooke Park Road, Huntingdon, PE29 6NT
Phone
Hinchingbrooke Hospital telephone: 01480 416416 Source
Urgent care
The hospital has an emergency department (A&E). SourceThe acute assessment unit is adjacent to the emergency department. Source

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Hinchingbrooke Hospital is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
Requires improvement
Overall rating for this site, report published June 2023. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
61.1%
September 2026, 17,985 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Services for older people at Hinchingbrooke Hospital

  • Medicine for the elderlyFirst floorCherry Tree Ward provides medicine for the elderly. Source
  • Elderly medicineFirst floorPear Ward provides elderly medicine. Source
  • Medicine for older peopleThe medicine for older people team is based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, as well as at Peterborough City Hospital and Stamford and Rutland Hospital. Source
  • Falls clinicThe medicine for older people team runs clinics for falls. Source
  • Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)PALS for concerns and complaints at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Phone 01480 428964. Source

Getting there and visiting

  • Buses and trainsHuntingdon train station is about a 10 minute walk from the hospital. Source
  • Buses and trainsVarious bus services serve the hospital, with links to the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Source
  • ParkingCar parks are pay-on-exit. Disabled spaces are not chargeable and have no time limit, and Blue Badges are scanned at the exit barrier. Source
  • VisitingVisiting is arranged by ward. The acute assessment unit allows one visitor per patient. Source
  • NHS patient transportNon-emergency patient transport for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is run by EMED. Book by calling 0300 777 5555. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors.

  • Hospital grounds
  • Hospital buildings
  • Car parks
  • Bus stops

Care homes near other hospitals

Questions about care homes near Hinchingbrooke Hospital

How many care homes are near Hinchingbrooke Hospital?

There are 26 care homes within 10 miles of Hinchingbrooke Hospital listed on AskBart, 13 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Hinchingbrooke Hospital?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are Cromwell House Care Home (0.7 miles), Montague House Care Home (1.4 miles), Hunters Down Care Home (1.5 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Hinchingbrooke Hospital?

Yes. 12 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is Ferrars Hall Care Home, 0.5 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Hinchingbrooke Hospital to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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