Lynfield

22 Norwich Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2JL

01986897196

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

1 December 2020

Provider

Kingsley Care Homes Limited

Beds

9 beds

Rating history

GoodNov 2016
GoodNov 2017
Requires ImprovementFeb 2021

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2021.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Kingsley Care Homes Limited, which runs 8 care homes in England: 6 rated Good and 2 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 Lynfield

Lynfield is a small residential care home in Norfolk, offering a homely setting where residents can feel comfortable and well looked after. The team there works to create a genuine sense of belonging, with a focus on getting to know each person as an individual. For families exploring care options in the area, it can be reassuring to know that Lynfield operates as part of a wider network of specialist care provision.

Lynfield provides personal care for up to nine people with complex physical and learning disabilities, with each resident having their own bedroom and access to shared facilities including a hydrotherapy suite. At the time of inspection, all nine available places were occupied. The service is operated by Kingsley Healthcare Limited as part of their specialist care provision.

The home's care model is designed to maximise residents' independence, and the provider has negotiated additional hours to support people accessing their local community. However, the service was not consistently demonstrating how it met key principles around providing the right support, right care, and right culture. During lockdown, community access understandably decreased, but daily care records showed in-house activities were not always offered as a substitute.

Staff expressed a desire to do more to promote residents' independence.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 February 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleYounger 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: 9 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NR35 2JL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

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 26 February 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 December 2020.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 29 November 2017: Good
CaringPublished 29 November 2017: Good
ResponsivePublished 29 November 2017: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
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 Lynfield'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 Lynfield, 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 Lynfield, 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 Lynfield'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