Ashill Lodge Care Home

Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7AQ

01760440433

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

22 June 2026

Provider

Ashill Lodge Care Limited

Beds

35 beds

About Ashill Lodge Care Home

Ashill Lodge Care Home is a residential care home located in Norfolk, East of England. Its registered care categories include dementia and older people. The home has 35 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Good, published in September 2026. The home is operated by Ashill Lodge Care Limited.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 35 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · IP25 7AQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 18 September 2026. Assessment date recorded: 22 June 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 18 September 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 24 June to 24 July 2026. We completed a site visit on 24 June 2026.
Ashill Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation for people who require personal care. The service is registered for up to 35 people and provides support to people with or without Dementia. At the time of the assessment there were 24 people living at the service. We carried a responsive assessment in Safe and Well Led. The service rating has changed from requires improvement to good.
The provider was previously in breach of legal regulations in relation to good governance and safe care and treatment. Improvements were found at this assessment, and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations. We have seen improvements since the last assessment, these included improvements to risk assessments and implementation of robust governance systems.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Ashill Lodge Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Ashill Lodge Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Ashill Lodge Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Ashill Lodge Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

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