SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
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
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. ?
Homestead House is an independent 21-bed residential care home in Norwich, Norfolk, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
87 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5. St Clements Nursing Home, 1.8 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in September 2019. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective and caring, the rating was Good. That matches its previous rating, from July 2018. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 46% of homes in Norfolk. Here is how rating age varies by council.
