SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?44%Requires improvement
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Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?40%Requires improvement
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Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?36%Inadequate
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Equity in accessSignificant shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSignificant shortfalls
Planning for the futureSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited runs Kings Court Care Home, a nursing home in Holt, Norfolk with room for 66 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Norfolk are smaller: the median there is 29 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5. 10 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Inadequate”. Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited runs 3 care homes, and 0 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Heath Lodge Care Home (Good), 0.4 km away.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2026, is Inadequate overall. Responsive and well-led were also Inadequate. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in Norfolk, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC found significant shortfalls in “responding to people's immediate needs”, one of 30 standards out of 33 scored below good.
