SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?40%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
An independent nursing home in Swaffham, Norfolk, The Paddocks Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 100 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Norfolk, where the typical home has 29 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2025, is Inadequate overall. Safe and well-led were also Inadequate. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. That is down from Requires improvement in March 2021. Ratings in Norfolk are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 33 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (significant shortfalls).
Westfields, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 1 of The Paddocks Care Home Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in January 2026. 89% of homes in Norfolk score the top mark of 5. Across Norfolk, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
