Ritson Lodge
- Care home
- 60 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Norfolk, East of England
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 21 April 2026.
Rated Good in January 2023 under the previous provider, Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
66%
of rated care homes in Norfolk are Good or Outstanding (79% across the East of England, 83% across England).
Ritson Lodge: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| Well-led |
Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lound Hall (Good, 0.5 miles away) and The Gables (Good, 2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Lound Hall Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Woodland Court Care Home Not yet rated, 1.2 miles away
- RI Decoy Farm Requires improvement, 2 miles away
- G The Gables Good, 2 miles away
- RI St Edmunds Residential Home Requires improvement, 2.1 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 26 January 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Christopher Perks
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens 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
- Scarborough Hall LimitedBrand: Welltower
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 07277854 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limitedregistered
Scarborough Hall Limited runs 84 services in England, 8 of them in the East of England. 8 are rated Good or Outstanding and 76 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Scarborough Hall Limited
- G Ashchurch View Good. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
- G Brookfield Good. Care home, Warrington, North West
- G Marnel Lodge Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Hampshire, South East
- G Pinetree Care Home Good. Care home, Essex
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 Ritson Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Ritson Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Ritson Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 60 beds at Ritson Lodge.
- When was Ritson Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ritson Lodge was published on 26 January 2023.
- Who runs Ritson Lodge?
- Ritson Lodge is run by Scarborough Hall Limited. It runs 84 services in England, 8 of them in the East of England.
- What is Ritson Lodge's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 21 April 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01502 734000
- Address
- Lowestoft Road, Hopton On Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9AH Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Lound Hall (Good, 0.5 miles away) and The Gables (Good, 2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Lound Hall Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Woodland Court Care Home Not yet rated, 1.2 miles away
- RI Decoy Farm Requires improvement, 2 miles away
- G The Gables Good, 2 miles away
- RI St Edmunds Residential Home Requires improvement, 2.1 miles away