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?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Royal Mencap Society - Woodlands Residential 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%).
Royal Mencap Society - Woodlands Residential Home at a glance
An independent residential care home in Thetford, Norfolk, Royal Mencap Society - Woodlands Residential Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 8 beds. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Norfolk, where the typical home has 29 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2019. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in July 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in April 2026. 89% of homes in Norfolk score the top mark of 5. 43 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 25 of Royal Mencap Society’s 26 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 1.6 km away, Ford Place Nursing Home is rated Outstanding.
