Residential care home · Norfolk

Nightingale Care Home

Church Lane, Welborne, Dereham, NR20 3LQ

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

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CQC rating

Good

Published 15 June 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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

Earlier ratings ?

January 2021Inspected, no new rating
November 2020Inspected, no new rating
April 2019Requires improvementSECRW
June 2018InadequateSECRW
October 2017Requires improvementSECRW

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April 2017GoodSECRW
May 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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 Norfolk

Nightingale Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 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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About Nightingale Care Home

Nightingale Care Home is one of 311 care homes in Norfolk: a 47-bed residential care home in Dereham, run by MAPS Properties Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Norfolk, where the typical home has 29 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. MAPS Properties Limited runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Norfolk, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5.

CQC's latest rating, from June 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.