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?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. ?
Spring Lodge is one of 182 care homes in Suffolk: a 46-bed nursing home in Ipswich, run by Regal Healthcare Properties Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Across Suffolk, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 92% of homes in Suffolk also score 5. St Marys, 2.4 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 1 of Regal Healthcare Properties Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC last rated the home in December 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in September 2021.