SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. 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. ?
Methodist Homes runs Norwood, a residential care home in Ipswich, Suffolk with room for 46 residents. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 92% of homes in Suffolk also score 5. In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.6 km away, Park Manor is rated Outstanding. Methodist Homes runs 69 care homes, and 60 of the 69 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2017. Ratings in Suffolk are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 6 exceptional and the rest good.
