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Gresham Care Home

Nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Gresham Care Home

Nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

CQC Good45 bedsDementiaNursing
NeighbourhoodHigh Retirement CommunityWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address49 John Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LJ
Beds45

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About

Gresham Care Home is a 45-bed nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, providing care for older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with dementia. The home is registered to provide nursing and dementia care.

The Care Quality Commission rated Gresham Care Home as Good in 2023. It was rated Good for safety, effectiveness, caring and responsiveness. The well-led key question was rated as Requires Improvement.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 17 April 2023 · Last inspected 21 March 2023

Inspectors found that people at this 44-place nursing home, some living with dementia, were supported to keep choice and control, with staff acting in the least restrictive way and in people's best interests. Residents and relatives described the home as safe and a place they considered their own, and staff were said to understand how to protect people from harm and recognise abuse. The home was described as well managed, with a friendly, welcoming culture, and improved quality monitoring since the last inspection.

Strengths noted
  • Staff were trained in learning disabilities and autism and had information available to help them respect differences
  • Staff understood how to reduce and manage risks and how to report safeguarding concerns
  • Staffing levels and safe recruitment, induction and training were in place
  • Healthcare professionals were involved promptly and their recommendations were followed
Areas to improve
  • Decisions about CCTV monitoring needed improvement
  • Documentation for covert medicines needed improvement
  • Cleanliness and hygiene needed to be kept consistently high

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
A&E: James Paget University Hospital1.3 miles
Pub or bar100 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 950 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

403 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime44%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Criminal damage & arson10%
Public order7%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Norfolk pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£980
2025£1,015

What Norfolk council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Gresham Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is James Paget University Hospital, 1.3 miles away. The local GP practice is BEACHES MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
James Paget University Hospital · 1.3 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
BEACHES MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.2 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Great Yarmouth

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Connected

we find help with Information Visiting and Telephone Befriending/ Support to Clubs and Groups/support Luncheon Clubs.

0.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (270251)
Charity

Re-engage Crosby

We run 3 luncheon clubs a week including one for the housebound at the local Church Hall, providing social interaction and after lunch activities at regular intervals.We screen a monthly film at…

1.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1171354)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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