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. ?
Run by Approach Community Homes Limited, Merrimore House is a residential care home in Hunstanton, Norfolk with 6 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Norfolk has 29 beds, so this one is on the small side.
About 0.4 km away, Nightingale Lodge is rated Outstanding. 2 of Approach Community Homes Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2021. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5. 122 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Good”.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2019. It was also rated Good 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).
