Residential care home · Suffolk

Imber House

412 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0BH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 December 2018 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

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 Suffolk

Imber House is in the Good tier ?, with 91 other homes in Suffolk. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (3%)
  • Good 92 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (16%)
  • Inadequate 3 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (5%)

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Imber House at a glance

Imber House is a 7-bed residential care home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, run by Mr Rajkumarsingh Gunowa. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Suffolk, where the median is 36 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Suffolk, 32% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

91 other homes in Suffolk share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.