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
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. ?
Summerville House 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%).
Run by ARMSCARE Limited, Summerville House is a residential care home in Kings Lynn, Norfolk with 26 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2020. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Effective was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in February 2019, 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 5 out of 5 in 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. ARMSCARE Limited runs 6 care homes, and 4 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding.
