The Lodge
Residential care home in Ipswich, registered for 44 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-03-16
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Responsive | Requires improvement |
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 44
- Address
- Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3JD
- Telephone
- 01473730245
- Website
- www.geminicare.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Gemini Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Lemar, Andrew
- Registered since
- 2010-11-15
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 44 beds it is larger than 76% of the 123 residential care homes in Suffolk.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Mental Health
- Mental health conditions
The operator’s wider record
Gemini Care Limited runs 2 services in the UK with 85 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 need improvement
- 1 poor
Other residential care homes in Suffolk
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 2 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
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Outstanding Inspected within the last year
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 9 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.