Residential care home · Norfolk

Feltwell Lodge

Lodge Road, Feltwell, Thetford, IP26 4DR

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago New owner since May 2025

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 14 January 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in May 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

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How it compares in Norfolk

Feltwell Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 87 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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  • St Leonards Court
    Mundford, Norfolk · IP26 5HG · Residential care home · 25 beds6.4 km
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  • Brandon Park Residential and Nursing Home
    Brandon, Suffolk · IP27 0SU · Nursing home · 65 beds8.1 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 3 years ago
  • Wings
    Mildenhall, Suffolk · IP28 8DP · Residential care home · 6 beds15.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Royal Mencap Society - Woodlands Residential Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Alexander Court
    Thetford, Norfolk · IP24 2EA · Residential care home · 47 beds15.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 months ago
  • Coronation House Care Home
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Other homes run by Suffolk Serenity Living Limited

6 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 3 Not yet rated.

  • Burlingham House
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR13 4EQ · Residential care home · 49 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • The Limes 1
    Ely, Cambridgeshire · CB6 1PS · Nursing home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Lark View
    Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · IP29 5NU · Residential care home · 36 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Orwell Care Home
    Ipswich, Suffolk · IP9 2AE · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Queensmead Residential Home
    Polegate, East Sussex · BN26 6BU · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Feltwell Lodge at a glance

Run by Suffolk Serenity Living Limited, Feltwell Lodge is a residential care home in Thetford, Norfolk with 45 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Norfolk are smaller: the median there is 29 beds.

CQC last rated the home in January 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner.

In Norfolk, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. It is one of 6 homes run by Suffolk Serenity Living Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 8.1 km away, Brandon Park Residential and Nursing Home is rated Outstanding. The home changed owner in May 2025.