Provider profile
Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd
There are 6 care homes on the CQC register under Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd, only in East. Good or Outstanding: 50% of 4 rated services, compared with 83% for like-for-like services in England.
- 6services on the CQC register
- 50%share of rated that are Good or Outstanding
- 0Outstanding
- 1rated within two years · 2 over 4 years ago
How CQC rates Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's services
| CQC area | Rated Outstanding | Rated Good | Rated Requires improvement | Rated Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Safe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Effective | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Caring | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Responsive | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Well-led | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Services by current CQC rating; registered with CQC since December 2010; 107 care home beds in total.
Belongs to: Kingsley Healthcare.
Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd: the figures
Home sizes vary from 5 beds (Cypress House) to 42 (Eversley Lodge Nursing Home). In total, 6 homes provide 107 beds, 18 on average.
Not yet rated by CQC: 2 of 6 services.
The council areas with the most Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd services are Suffolk (3), Norfolk (2) and Cambridgeshire (1), out of 3 in total.
Its longest-registered service is Decoy Farm in Great Yarmouth, registered with CQC in December 2010. The newest is Eversley Lodge Nursing Home in Great Yarmouth, registered in March 2025.
0% of Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's rated services are Outstanding, compared with 5% for the same mix of services across England. 50% are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (2 services), against 17% nationally.
Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd operates in 1 region: East (6 care homes).
Most recently, on 26 January 2026, The Laurels was rated Good to Requires improvement. That is one of 1 new rating for the group in 12 months, with 0 up, 1 down and 0 first-time.
How each service compares locally
How each service's CQC rating compares with all services of the same type in its council area.
| Care service | Overall rating | Local authority | Area rated Good or better | More recent than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress House | Not yet rated | Suffolk | 80% of 172 | – |
| Decoy Farm | Norfolk | 66% of 294 | 66% locally | |
| Eversley Lodge Nursing Home | Not yet rated | Norfolk | 66% of 294 | – |
| Glebe Farm | Cambridgeshire | 93% of 125 | 64% locally | |
| Lilac Lodge & Lavender Cottage | Suffolk | 80% of 172 | 1% locally | |
| The Laurels | Suffolk | 80% of 172 | 85% locally |
Every Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd care home
| Service | Area | CQC rating | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress House | Lowestoft, Suffolk | Not yet rated | 5 |
| Decoy Farm | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | Rated Apr 2023 | 10 |
| Eversley Lodge Nursing Home | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | Not yet rated | 42 |
| Glebe Farm | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire | Rated Jun 2021 | 9 |
| Lilac Lodge & Lavender Cottage | Lowestoft, Suffolk | Rated Oct 2017 | 34 |
| The Laurels | Lowestoft, Suffolk | Rated Jan 2026Inspected recently | 7 |
Ratings belong to individual services rather than to the group. Taken from CQC's register and its ratings in Oct 2026, under the Open Government Licence (version 3.0). Other care groups.
Questions about Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd
How many care services does Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd run?
CQC lists Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd as running 6 care homes, with 107 care home beds.
What ratings do Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's services have?
Good or Outstanding: 50% of Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's 4 rated services. Breakdown: 0 Outstanding, 2 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate. Always check the individual service.
Are Country Retirement & Nursing Homes Ltd's ratings up to date?
1 was rated within two years; 2 have ratings over four years old, which may predate changes in management. How old care ratings are across England.
Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.