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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
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. ?
Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd runs Decoy Farm, a nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with room for 10 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, 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.
CQC last rated the home in April 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in September 2021.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. The nearest home with a higher rating is Sapphire House (Good), 2.8 km away. Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd runs 6 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. 87 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2024. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk.