Care home
The Orchards Residential Care Home
Nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
The Orchards Residential Care Home
Nursing home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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).
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About
The Orchards Residential Care Home is in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and is registered for 13 beds. It provides residential, nursing and dementia care, with care available around the clock. The home supports people living with dementia. It also offers intensive rehabilitation after serious injuries, support for people with physical disabilities, tube feeding into the stomach, and care for people with long-term conditions.
The home is regulated in England by the Care Quality Commission, which rated it Good overall in its report published in 2020. Its key questions are rated Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 April 2020 · Last inspected 11 March 2020
Inspectors found the home safely manages identified risks and medicines, and staff are trained and recruited with appropriate checks. Staff are described as kind, respectful and supportive of people's independence and dignity, and people and relatives speak well of the service. Some record-keeping and oversight areas need tightening.
- Staff are described as kind and caring, respecting people's dignity and independence.
- Medicines are managed safely, and recruitment checks help ensure staff are suitable.
- Staff have completed training and understand how to keep people safe from harm.
- People and relatives feel confident raising concerns, which are listened to.
- Some care records lack mental capacity assessments and best interests decisions where deprivation of liberty applications were made.
- Staffing levels needed review to match people's changing needs, and the registered manager has said staffing will increase.
- Dietary intake records need improvement, particularly for people who need to gain weight.
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
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected April 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
403 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Norfolk council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council 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
The Orchards Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is James Paget University Hospital, 1.8 miles away. The local GP practice is THE MILLWOOD PARTNERSHIP, 0 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
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.
Age Connected
we find help with Information Visiting and Telephone Befriending/ Support to Clubs and Groups/support Luncheon Clubs.
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…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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