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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
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. ?
Meadow House Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 17 other homes in Norfolk.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Meadow House Nursing Home is a 38-bed nursing home in Swaffham, Norfolk, run by Healthcare Homes Group Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2019, is Outstanding overall. Caring and responsive were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in July 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 46% of ratings in Norfolk are as old (how rating age varies by council).
25 of Healthcare Homes Group Limited’s 29 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. In Norfolk, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
