Squirrel Lodge
Squirrel Lodge is a care home in Lowestoft, run by Squirrel Lodge Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in September 2019 (last checked 17 September 2019). It has 24 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Care home without nursing
541 London Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0PD
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
The same as the rating before it (Good, 16 March 2017).
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 17 September 2019.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 7 years ago (17 September 2019)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (17 September 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 7 years ago (17 September 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (17 September 2019)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 7 years ago (17 September 2019)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from September 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Good16 March 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good18 August 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement27 March 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment
- Number of beds
- 24
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 21 January 2011
- Local council area
- Suffolk
Who runs it
- Provider
- Squirrel Lodge Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation