The Lodge
Residential care home in Ipswich, registered for 44 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Responsive | Good |
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Requires improvement |
| 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.
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
e1-119827616- Regulator location ID
1-119827616- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-09-10
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
- 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
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. 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.
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