SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Amethyst Lodge is one of 311 care homes in Norfolk: a 4-bed residential care home in Great Yarmouth, run by Mrs Jennifer Grego. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Norfolk, where the median is 29 beds.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Burgh House Residential Care Home Limited (Good), 2.4 km away. Mrs Jennifer Grego runs 6 care homes, and 1 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2024. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5. Across Norfolk, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from December 2022, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from March 2020.
