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?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. ?
Ritson Lodge 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%).
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Ritson Lodge, a residential care home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with room for 60 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Norfolk are smaller: the median there is 29 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2023, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2022.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. Across Norfolk, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding.
