Residential care home · Norfolk

Lynfield

22 Norwich Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, NR35 2JL

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 26 February 2021 Rated 5 years ago ?
  • 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?Good
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2017GoodSECRW
  • November 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Norfolk

Lynfield 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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Care homes nearby

  • All Hallows Neuro Rehabilitation Centre
    Bungay, Norfolk · NR35 2QL · Nursing home · 29 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bungay House
    Bungay, Norfolk · NR35 2PE · Residential care home · 21 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • St Mary's House
    Bungay, Suffolk · NR35 1AQ · Residential care home · 28 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Holmwood Residential Home
    Bungay, Suffolk · NR35 1BE · Residential care home · 32 beds1.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Chevington Lodge
    Bungay, Suffolk · NR35 1HQ · Residential care home · 43 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Moorings
    Bungay, Norfolk · NR35 2TJ · Residential care home · 53 beds2.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Kingsley Care Homes Limited

8 care homes in total: 6 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Allonsfield House
    Woodbridge, Suffolk · IP13 0PX · Nursing home · 53 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Branksome Heights
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH4 9LA · Nursing home · 47 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Four Oaks Care Home
    Manchester, Trafford · M31 4ND · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Heron Lodge
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR12 8RZ · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Kirkley Manor
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR33 0LQ · Nursing home · 71 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Wisteria House
    Ipswich, Suffolk · IP3 9QB · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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What the data says about Lynfield

Lynfield is one of 311 care homes in Norfolk: a 9-bed residential care home in Bungay, run by Kingsley Care Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Norfolk, where the typical home has 29 beds.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in February 2021. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in November 2017, it was rated Good. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Norfolk, 46% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

The nearest home with a higher rating is All Hallows Neuro Rehabilitation Centre (Good), 0.4 km away. 6 of Kingsley Care Homes Limited’s 8 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2024. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. In Norfolk, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).