Honeysuckle Cottage

The Street, Sutton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9RF

01692581070

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

13 September 2023

Provider

Mrs Jennifer Grego

Beds

4 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJul 2016
GoodJul 2017
Requires ImprovementJan 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024. CQC has rated this home 3 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Mrs Jennifer Grego, which runs 6 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 5 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in the East of England: £1,034 a week for residential care and £1,411 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Honeysuckle Cottage

Honeysuckle Cottage is a small, homely care home in Norfolk, offering a warm and familiar setting where residents can feel truly at ease. The team here takes genuine pride in creating an environment that feels less like a care setting and more like a real home, with all the comfort and security that brings. For families exploring care options in the area, it can be reassuring to know that Honeysuckle Cottage is a place where personal attention and a friendly atmosphere are central to everyday life.

Honeysuckle Cottage provides accommodation and personal care to up to 4 people with learning disabilities and autistic people. At the time of inspection, all 4 places were occupied. The service supports residents in accessing respect, equality, dignity, and choices while promoting independence and connection to their local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 12 January 2024

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

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: 4 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NR12 9RF

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 12 January 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 13 September 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 8 July 2017: Good
CaringPublished 8 July 2017: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Honeysuckle Cottage'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 Honeysuckle Cottage, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Honeysuckle Cottage, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Honeysuckle Cottage'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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees