Buckingham Lodge Care Home

Buckingham Lodge Care Home is a nursing home in Thetford, in the Norfolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 73 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Kingsley Healthcare, which operates 41 care homes in England. The home has been registered since February 2021.

At its latest inspection, published January 2023, the CQC rated Buckingham Lodge Care Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Buckingham Lodge Care Home has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Norfolk with a fee on record typically charge about £1,000 a week for residential care and £1,554 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 319 registered care homes in Norfolk. The nearest to Buckingham Lodge Care Home include Lancaster House, Dorrington House (Watton) and Thorp House. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.