Harvey Lane
- Care home
- 8 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2011
- Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Good.
3 months
since the latest rating was published.
173 of 288
rated care homes in Norfolk are rated Good, like this one.
Harvey Lane: inspection record
Rated Good in July 2026, up from Inadequate.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Hillcrest Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI Ellacombe Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G Larchwood Nursing and Residential Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Woodside House Good, 1.2 miles away
- RI Corton House Requires improvement, 1.2 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 31 July 2026 (assessment visit 11 June 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of inspection 18 and 19 June 2026.
Harvey Lane is a care home, registered to support up to 8 people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people. At the time of our inspection, 5 people were living at the service in receipt of a regulated activity.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to good governance. Improvements were found at this inspection and the provider was no longer in breach of this regulation.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Harvey Lane demonstrated they were meeting the requirements of this guidance.
People were supported by staff who knew them well, in an environment which was well maintained and homely. People were protected from harm and risks relating to peoples’ care needs were mitigated using the least restrictive options.
The service empowered people to be in control of the decisions and choices they made, in conjunction with healthcare professionals and legal representatives.
Staff were kind, knowledgeable and caring. They demonstrated a good level of understanding of people’s complex needs. Staff spoke positively of the training they received and told us they enjoyed working with the people they supported.
The management team were open and transparent, and demonstrated a commitment to ongoing improvement. Where we identified concerns through our inspection process, the manager took immediate action to rectify these. Staff, people and their families had confidence in the registered managers ability to lead the service successfully and told us standards had improved under their leadership.
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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 requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to 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 requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
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 remained the same. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained the same. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
Good
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 requires improvement, and was in breach of the legal regulation relating to good governance. At this assessment the service was no longer in breach of this regulation and the rating has changed to good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- 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
- Matthew Merlo
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 3 January 2024. Latest assessment published 31 July 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
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04081379 (opens Companies House)
Consensus Support Services Limited runs 59 services in England, 13 of them in the East of England. 53 are rated Good or Outstanding, 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 3 have no rating yet.
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Getting help from Norfolk 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 Norfolk County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0344 800 8020, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Norfolk County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Harvey Lane provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Harvey Lane as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Harvey Lane have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at Harvey Lane.
- When was Harvey Lane last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Harvey Lane was published on 31 July 2026.
- Who runs Harvey Lane?
- Harvey Lane is run by Consensus Support Services Limited. It runs 59 services in England, 13 of them in the East of England.
- What is Harvey Lane's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 31 July 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01603 304655
- Address
- 9 Harvey Lane, Norwich, NR7 0BG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Hillcrest Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI Ellacombe Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G Larchwood Nursing and Residential Home Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Woodside House Good, 1.2 miles away
- RI Corton House Requires improvement, 1.2 miles away