The Laurels
116 Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4AQ · Suffolk · East of England
7 beds · operated by Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd, part of Kingsley Healthcare
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 2 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement26 Jan 2026EffectiveRequires improvement26 Jan 2026Well-ledRequires improvement26 Jan 2026
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 4 of Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Caring | Good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Responsive | Good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 26 Jan 2026 |
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 — 5 other locations
Other active services registered to Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Cypress House | Not yet rated | Suffolk |
| Decoy Farm | Requires improvement27 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Norfolk |
| Eversley Lodge Nursing Home | Not yet rated | Norfolk |
| Glebe Farm | Good26 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Cambridgeshire |
| Lilac Lodge & Lavender Cottage | Good31 Oct 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Suffolk |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 30 Dec 2010
- Beds
- 7
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-129771485
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.