Buckingham Lodge Care Home
Buckingham Close, Thetford, IP25 6WL · Norfolk · East of England
73 beds · operated by Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited, part of Kingsley Healthcare
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement25 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs oldEffectiveRequires improvement25 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement25 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 25 Jan 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Effective | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Jan 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to Kingsley Buckingham Lodge Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Court Care Home | Not yet rated | Norfolk |
| Olney Meadows Care Home | Not yet rated | Milton Keynes |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 23 Feb 2021
- Beds
- 73
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-10162181275
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.