Residential care home · Norfolk

Hill Barn Care Home

Church Lane, Sparham, Norwich, NR9 5PP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 August 2026 Rated 2 months 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

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

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Norfolk

Hill Barn 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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  • Engelhard Lodge Care Home
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  • Ailwyn Hall
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    Inadequate S: InadequateE: InadequateC: InadequateR: InadequateW: Inadequate Rated 4 months ago
  • The Oaks & Woodcroft
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month

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Other homes run by Hewitt-Hill Limited

4 care homes in total: 2 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Fairland House
    Attleborough, Norfolk · NR17 2AS · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Church Farm Care Home
    Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · NR29 4NJ · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • The Old Vicarage
    Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · NR29 5QA · Residential care home · 41 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago

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About Hill Barn Care Home

Run by Hewitt-Hill Limited, Hill Barn Care Home is a residential care home in Norwich, Norfolk with 27 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.

Hewitt-Hill Limited runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 122 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. Its previous rating, in October 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Norfolk, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.