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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Worstead Lodge is a 20-bed residential care home in North Walsham, Norfolk, run by Independence with Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in February 2024. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in December 2021. The typical rating in Norfolk is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
It is one of 2 homes run by Independence with Care Ltd. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 1.7 km away, Kevlin House is rated Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Norfolk. Across Norfolk, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
