Buckingham Lodge Care Home
Nursing home in Thetford, registered for 73 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Caring | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
| Responsive | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Requires improvement |
| Safe | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 73
- Address
- Buckingham Close, Carbrooke, Thetford, IP25 6WL
- Telephone
- 01953773114
- Website
- www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk/care-homes/buckingham-lodge-care-home/
- Registered provider
- Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited
- Registered manager
- Dawson, Bethany
- Registered since
- 2021-02-23
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 73 beds it is larger than 88% of the 57 nursing homes in Norfolk.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-10162181275- Regulator location ID
1-10162181275- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2023-01-25
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited runs 3 services in the UK with 206 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 need improvement
- 1 poor
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