New Dawn

Dog Lane, Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3DH

01603891533

Care Type

Residential Care

CQC rating published

26 July 2022

Provider

Achieve Together Limited

Beds

20 beds

Rating history

GoodAug 2016
GoodMar 2019
GoodJul 2022

Rated Good at every inspection 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 Achieve Together Limited, which runs 145 care homes in England: 8 rated Outstanding, 109 Good, 26 Requires Improvement, 1 Inadequate and 1 not yet rated.

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 New Dawn

New Dawn is a residential care home in Norfolk, providing personal care and support to people with learning disabilities and autistic people. The findings below set out what the Care Quality Commission observed on its most recent inspection.

New Dawn provides personal care and support to up to 19 people with learning disabilities and autistic people, with 15 residents at the time of inspection. The service offers single-storey accommodation with shared communal spaces and bathing facilities. One resident has a self-contained apartment with their own allocated staff team.

The home is designed to ensure autistic people and those with learning disabilities have access to choices, dignity, independence and integration within local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 July 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesPhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting New Dawn, 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 New Dawn, 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4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?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 New Dawn'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