Grove Court
- Care home
- 61 beds
- Nursing care
- Registered since 2011
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, East of England
Outstanding
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Good in 2016, most recently Outstanding in April 2026.
6 months
since the latest rating was published.
16 of 156
rated care homes in Suffolk are rated Outstanding, like this one.
Grove Court: inspection record
Rated Outstanding in April 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- O Jubilee House Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
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- G Cavell Manor Good, 1 mile away
- G Haughgate House Nursing Home Good, 1.1 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 24 April 2026 (assessment visit 28 January 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of inspection: 9 February 2026 until 12 March 2026
Grove Court is a residential care home that provides personal and nursing care for up to 61 people, at the time of our inspection there were 61 people living at the home. This inspection was carried out due to the length of time since the last inspection.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Outstanding
- Responsive Outstanding
- Well-led Outstanding
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Grove Court continued to provide outstanding care to people, and their loved ones. People were treated with kindness, compassion and involved as partners in their care. Staff demonstrated empathy and understanding of people’s care and social needs. People were given privacy and treated with dignity.
People received exceptional person centred care. Activities were tailored to suit the needs of people and were creative and innovative. There was exceptional support for people to maintain their independence and retain choice and control over their daily lives. The provider involved people and their families in developing care which promoted choice and continuity.
People were supported to maintain their health and wellbeing and received their medicines as prescribed.
Staff were supported and the provider had systems in place to ensure people, staff and others were supported in line with their equality and diversity policy.
Staff supported people in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. Where people did not have the mental capacity to give consent to care and treatment, staff involved those important to people in making decisions in their best interests.
The registered manager took immediate action to improve the recording of care tasks and ensure consistency; the service benefited from a stable and motivated leadership team who were actively committed to ensuring people received excellent care. Staff and leaders demonstrated their commitment to enabling people to achieve good outcomes. The provider encouraged creative ways of delivering equality of experience, outcome and quality of life for people.
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment, the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment, and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment, the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Outstanding
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment, the rating has changed to outstanding. This meant people were truly respected and valued as individuals; and empowered as partners in their care in an exceptional service.
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Responsive
Outstanding
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding. At this assessment, the rating has remained outstanding. This meant services were tailored to meet the needs of individuals and delivered to ensure flexibility, choice and continuity of care.
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Well-led
Outstanding
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question outstanding At this assessment the rating has remained Outstanding. This meant service leadership was exceptional and distinctive. Leaders and the culture they created drove and improved high-quality, person-centred care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Kelly Lockwood
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 16 July 2019. Latest assessment published 24 April 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05225008 (opens Companies House)
Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited runs 8 services in England, 1 of them in the East of England. 8 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited
- O The Cotswold Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Oxfordshire, South East
- O The Lodge Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Devon, South West
- G Eversfield Good. Care home with nursing, Surrey, South East
- G Halliwell Good. Care home with nursing, Kent, South East
Getting help from Suffolk County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Suffolk County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0800 917 1109, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays)
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Suffolk County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Grove Court provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Grove Court as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Grove Court have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 61 beds at Grove Court.
- When was Grove Court last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Grove Court was published on 24 April 2026.
- Who runs Grove Court?
- Grove Court is run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited. It runs 8 services in England, 1 of them in the East of England.
- What is Grove Court's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Outstanding, published on 24 April 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01394 446500
- Address
- Beech Way, Woodbridge, IP12 4BW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- O Jubilee House Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- RI Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- G Highlands Deben Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Cavell Manor Good, 1 mile away
- G Haughgate House Nursing Home Good, 1.1 miles away