Black Swan International Limited: 23 CQC-Rated Care Homes Compared (Oct 2026)

Black Swan International Limited: CQC ratings by key question

Question	Rated Requires improvement	Rated Good	Rated Outstanding
Overall rating	0	19	3
Safe	2	19	1
Effective	0	22	0
Caring	0	18	4
Responsive	0	18	4
Well-led	0	19	3

Each service counted once, by its most recent CQC rating; first service registered January 2011; total care home capacity 776 beds.

About Black Swan International Limited's services

In the last 12 months CQC has published 2 new ratings for Black Swan International Limited's services: 0 improved, 0 downgraded and 0 rated for the first time. The latest was Heathcote, Good, on 24 August 2026.

Council areas covered: 5, with the largest numbers in Norfolk (11), Essex (7) and Cambridgeshire (3).

Registration dates run from January 2011, when Belamacanda in Clacton On Sea was registered, to November 2025, for Taverham Grove in Norwich.

Below Good: 0 of 22 rated services, or 0%, where England's figure for a similar mix is 17%. Outstanding: 14%, where England's is 5%.

Valentine House is Black Swan International Limited's largest care home at 50 beds and Westfield House the smallest at 12. Across 23 homes the total is 776, or 34 per home.

Of 23 services, 1 is still waiting for a first rating.

Region by region: East (22 care homes) and East Midlands (1 care home).

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Each service against its local area

Each row sets one service against every service of its type in the same council area.

Service	Rating	Council area	Good or Outstanding locally	Rated more recently than
Beccles Care Home	Good	Suffolk	80% of 172	56% locally
Belamacanda	Good	Essex	84% of 368	1% locally
Chiswick House	Outstanding	Norfolk	66% of 294	7% locally
Drummonds	Good	Essex	84% of 368	7% locally
Heathcote	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	97% locally
Kings Lynn Residential Home	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	15% locally
Laurel Lodge Care Home	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	29% locally
Lodge Care Home	Good	Essex	84% of 368	15% locally
Maitland House	Good	Essex	84% of 368	38% locally
Mid Meadows	Good	Essex	84% of 368	33% locally
Nightingale Lodge	Outstanding	Norfolk	66% of 294	47% locally
Park House	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	28% locally
Potton View	Good	Cambridgeshire	93% of 125	42% locally
Southwell Court	Good	Cambridgeshire	93% of 125	62% locally
Spring Lodge	Good	Essex	84% of 368	19% locally
Taverham Grove	Not yet rated	Norfolk	66% of 294	–
The Beeches	Outstanding	Norfolk	66% of 294	41% locally
The Gables Care Home	Good	Cambridgeshire	93% of 125	23% locally
The Haven	Good	Lincolnshire	77% of 266	37% locally
Thomas Tawell House	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	44% locally
Valentine House	Good	Essex	84% of 368	27% locally
Westfield House	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	86% locally
York House	Good	Norfolk	66% of 294	19% locally

Care homes run by Black Swan International Limited

East (22)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Beccles Care Home	Beccles, Suffolk	Good Rated Apr 2023	35
Belamacanda	Clacton On Sea, Essex	Good Rated Sep 2017	22
Chiswick House	Norwich, Norfolk	Outstanding Rated Dec 2018	32
Drummonds	Colchester, Essex	Good Rated May 2018	45
Heathcote	Norwich, Norfolk	Good Rated Aug 2026Inspected recently	29
Kings Lynn Residential Home	King's Lynn, Norfolk	Good Rated Apr 2019	47
Laurel Lodge Care Home	Norwich, Norfolk	Good Rated Sep 2019	32
Lodge Care Home	Walton On The Naze, Essex	Good Rated Nov 2018	36
Maitland House	Clacton On Sea, Essex	Good Rated Feb 2020	24
Mid Meadows	Frinton On Sea, Essex	Good Rated Oct 2019	22
Nightingale Lodge	Hunstanton, Norfolk	Outstanding Rated Oct 2021	29
Park House	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	Good Rated Sep 2019	26
Potton View	Sandy, Cambridgeshire	Good Rated Sep 2019	31
Southwell Court	Royston, Cambridgeshire	Good Rated Apr 2021	40
Spring Lodge	Clacton On Sea, Essex	Good Rated Jan 2019	20
Taverham Grove	Norwich, Norfolk	Not yet rated	31
The Beeches	Norwich, Norfolk	Outstanding Rated Apr 2020	46
The Gables Care Home	Chatteris, Cambridgeshire	Good Rated Aug 2018	49
Thomas Tawell House	Norwich, Norfolk	Good Rated Jun 2021Previous provider's rating	37
Valentine House	Witham, Essex	Good Rated May 2019	50
Westfield House	Dereham, Norfolk	Good Rated Jan 2026Inspected recently	12
York House	Dereham, Norfolk	Good Rated May 2019	43

East Midlands (1)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
The Haven	Boston, Lincolnshire	Good Rated Jan 2022	38

What people ask about Black Swan International Limited

What does Black Swan International Limited operate?

On the CQC register, Black Swan International Limited operates 23 care homes across 2 regions of England, with 776 care home beds.

Are Black Swan International Limited's services well rated?

100% of Black Swan International Limited's 22 rated services are Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding, 19 Good, 0 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. Each service is inspected and rated separately, so check the one you are considering.

How old are the ratings for Black Swan International Limited?

Recent: 2 rated in the past two years. Older: 19 rated more than four years ago. Ask about changes since any older rating. How old care ratings are across England.