Residential care home · Suffolk

The Dell Care Home

45 Cotmer Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 9PL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW
  • October 2015Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Suffolk

The Dell Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 91 other homes in Suffolk. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (12%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (3%)
  • Good 92 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (16%)
  • Inadequate 3 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (5%)

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  • Stradbroke Court
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  • The Grove
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR33 7HS · Residential care home · 5 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Broadlands
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3PW · Residential care home · 52 beds1.5 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • North Bay House
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3PW · Residential care home · 28 beds1.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago
  • Lilac Lodge & Lavender Cottage
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3AA · Residential care home · 34 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago
  • Carlton Hall Residential Home and Village
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR33 8BL · Residential care home · 86 beds1.9 km
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Other homes run by Wellbeing Care Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Meadow View Care Home
    Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · NN29 7AB · Nursing home · 53 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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What the data says about The Dell Care Home

Run by Wellbeing Care Limited, The Dell Care Home is a residential care home in Lowestoft, Suffolk with 40 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

In March 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in August 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.

It is one of 2 homes run by Wellbeing Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Broadlands, 1.5 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk.