Residential care home · Norfolk

Ashill Lodge Care Home

Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Norfolk

Ashill Lodge Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 122 other homes in Norfolk. 67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 18 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (4%)
  • Good 123 (40%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 44 (14%)
  • Requires improvement 88 (28%)
  • Inadequate 11 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 15 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Kalmia & Mallow
    Thetford, Norfolk · IP25 6HA · Residential care home · 13 beds3.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Dorrington House (Watton)
    Watton, Norfolk · IP25 6DH · Residential care home · 52 beds4.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Lancaster House
    Thetford, Norfolk · IP25 6HP · Residential care home · 31 beds5.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Buckingham Lodge Care Home
    Thetford, Norfolk · IP25 6WL · Nursing home · 73 beds5.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Thorp House
    Thetford, Norfolk · IP25 6QA · Nursing home · 41 beds7.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Meadow House Nursing Home
    Swaffham, Norfolk · PE37 8DD · Nursing home · 38 beds7.9 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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What the data says about Ashill Lodge Care Home

An independent residential care home in Thetford, Norfolk, Ashill Lodge Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 35 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. Its previous rating, in June 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Norfolk is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (some shortfalls).

Meadow House Nursing Home, 7.9 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 122 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk.