SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Amber Lodge - Lowestoft is one of 182 care homes in Suffolk: a 13-bed residential care home in Lowestoft, run by Amber Care (East Anglia) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Suffolk, where the typical home has 36 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2023. 92% of homes in Suffolk also score 5. Across Suffolk, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Amber Care (East Anglia) Ltd runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
In November 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from June 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in Suffolk. Here is how rating age varies by council.
