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?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. ?
Woodside 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%).
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Woodside House, a nursing home in Norwich, Norfolk with room for 58 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Norfolk has 29 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2017, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. Before that, in December 2016, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 46% of homes in Norfolk. Here is how rating age varies by council.
43 other homes in Norfolk share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 175 of Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited’s 198 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
