Oulton Park Care Centre
- Care home
- 60 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Gunton, Suffolk, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Good.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
109 of 156
rated care homes in Suffolk are rated Good, like this one.
Oulton Park Care Centre: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2022, up from Inadequate.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 19 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Oulton Park Care Centre is a care home registered to provide personal and nursing care to 60 older people across two units.
What inspectors found
People told us that they were safe and well cared for in the service. Significant improvements had been made to how risks were identified, planned for, managed and mitigated. This meant people were protected from the risk of potential harm. Medicines were managed, monitored and administered safely.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The environment was safe and appropriate checks were carried out to identify risks in the environment. Infection, prevention and control procedures were implemented effectively across the service.
Improvements had been made to the staffing level and there were now enough staff to provide support to people at the time they needed it.
Since the appointment of a new management team, significant improvements had been made to the management and oversight of the service. Shortfalls were identified and acted upon robustly, and the management team had driven positive improvement across all areas of service provision.
Improvements had been made to the environment and people now had access to sources of meaningful engagement and activity.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- 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.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Cheryl Mortimer
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 19 March 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Barchester Healthcare Homes LimitedBrand: Barchester Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02849519 (opens Companies House)
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 153 services in England, 16 of them in the East of England. 114 are rated Good or Outstanding, 12 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 27 have no rating yet.
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- O Badgeworth Court Care Centre Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
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- O Harton Grange Outstanding. Care home, South Tyneside, North East
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See all 153 services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
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 Oulton Park Care Centre provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Oulton Park Care Centre as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Oulton Park Care Centre have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 60 beds at Oulton Park Care Centre.
- When was Oulton Park Care Centre last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Oulton Park Care Centre was published on 19 March 2022.
- Who runs Oulton Park Care Centre?
- Oulton Park Care Centre is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It runs 153 services in England, 16 of them in the East of England.
- What is Oulton Park Care Centre's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 19 March 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01502 539998
- Address
- Union Lane, Oulton, Lowestoft, NR32 3AX Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Blyford Residential Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Cypress House Not yet rated, 1.1 miles away
- RI The Laurels Requires improvement, 1.1 miles away
- G Lilac Lodge & Lavender Cottage Good, 1.1 miles away
- G John Turner House Good, 1.4 miles away