Woodland Court Care Home
Great Yarmouth, NR31 · 2.2 km · 66 beds
CQC: Not yet rated
Fee not published
Area typical £1,000 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
CQC: Requires improvement
Decoy Farm
Browston Lane, Browston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9DP
Nursing home · 10 beds · Kingsley Healthcare
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,554
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement
- April 2023
- Beds
- 10
- with nursing
- Family reviews
- None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
The typical nursing home in Norfolk
£1,554a week
About £80,808 a year
For a couple, two places: £3,108 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,344a week
A typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day
Staying at home could cost about £210 a week less, £10,920 over a year
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £1,753 a week less than two places.
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13 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Norfolk
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
About Decoy Farm
Decoy Farm is a nursing home in Great Yarmouth, in the Norfolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 10 residents. It provides care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is run by Kingsley Healthcare, which operates 41 care homes in England. The home has been registered since December 2010.
At its latest inspection, published April 2023, the CQC rated Decoy Farm 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.
Decoy Farm has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. 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 Decoy Farm include Woodland Court Care Home, Woodland Court Care Home and Amethyst Lodge. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Nursing care
- Older people
- Younger adults
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
Registration
- Brand
- Kingsley Healthcare
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010
- Latest CQC rating
- Requires improvement (April 2023)
- Council area
- Norfolk
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
The CQC inspection, explained
- Safe?
- Requires improvement
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Requires improvement
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Requires improvement
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Decoy Farm was rated Requires Improvement; care was kind and responsive, but staffing, medicines records, nutrition monitoring and management checks were not always reliable.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Decoy Farm has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Norfolk typically charge about £1,000 a week for residential care and £1,554 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,050 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
No reviews yet. If you know this home, yours would be the first and would help other families.
Common questions about Decoy Farm
How much does Decoy Farm cost?
Decoy Farm has not published its fees. Care homes in Norfolk typically charge about £1,000 a week for residential care and £1,554 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Decoy Farm?
The Care Quality Commission rated Decoy Farm Requires improvement in April 2023. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Decoy Farm provide nursing care?
Yes. Decoy Farm is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.
Does Decoy Farm offer dementia care?
Decoy Farm is not registered with the CQC for dementia care. If dementia care is needed, filter the Norfolk listing for homes that are.
How many residents does Decoy Farm have?
Decoy Farm is registered for up to 10 residents.
Care at home
13 live-in carers within about an hour of Norfolk
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £990 to £1,120 a week. 9 can care for a couple. 14 years' experience on average.
Szvetlana M.
2 reviews
From £1,113 a week, 8 years caring
Based about 14 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple
Ruby N.
1 review
From £1,260 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 15 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple
Ibolya Z.
From £945 a week, 17 years caring
Based about 7 minutes from Norfolk
Rafail N.
From £1,120 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 18 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple
See live-in carers near NorfolkProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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13 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Norfolk
Live-in, a week
typically £1,050
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Woodland Court Care Home
Great Yarmouth, NR31 · 2.2 km · 66 beds
CQC: Not yet rated
Fee not published
Area typical £1,000 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week
Amethyst Lodge
Great Yarmouth, NR31 · 2.6 km · 4 beds
CQC: Requires improvement
ResidentialMrs Jennifer Grego
Fee not published
Area typical £1,000 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,050 a week