Care home · Swaffham
Holmwood House Care Centre
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- 40 White Cross Road, Swaffham, PE37 7QY
- Run by
- Holmwood House Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 62 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlene Lara Waldron
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10932588)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Feb 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-4908728020
An overview of Holmwood House Care Centre
Holmwood House Care Centre in Swaffham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Holmwood House Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Swaffham; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Holmwood House Care Centre accommodates people in a large listed building and has an additional newer wing which provides care and support to people living with dementia.
- There are spacious grounds, including secure garden areas, which people can access and enjoy.
- We found the following examples of good practice; The service completed regular COVID-19 testing for the people who use the service and staff in line with current government guidance.
- This ensured the service was able to identify those who were positive in a timely manner.
Inspected 23 December 2020; report published 10 February 2021; supporting 51 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings over time
- Aug 2019
- Feb 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 10 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 16 August 2019
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 November 2025 by Breckland. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Holmwood House Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Swaffham
- Council
- Norfolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Norfolk
- NHS planning area
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Larger rural · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PE37 (5)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 550 m (7 min walk) · 5 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery The Campingland Surgery, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Shop London Street Stores, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Park Camping Land, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Café Shelley's Cafe Bistro and Bar, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Swaffham Methodist Church, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Library Swaffham Library, 290 m (4 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The company behind Holmwood House Care Centre
Holmwood House Care Centre is run by Holmwood House Care Limited (company 10932588), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Holmwood House Care Centre over the years
Holmwood House Care Centre has been registered with CQC since June 2018, about 8 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 10 February 2021.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Holmwood House Care Centre: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 152 of the 289 other care homes in Norfolk that CQC has rated.
Likely fees
We estimate Holmwood House Care Centre at £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£96k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Norfolk Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Swaffham
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Westfields, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (2 of the nearest 8); sight or hearing loss (1 of the nearest 8).
5 of the 8 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Swaffham ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (2 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (4 min), a park (3 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The five key questions
- Safe179 of 290 in Norfolk
- Effective229 of 290 in Norfolk
- Caring246 of 290 in Norfolk
- Responsive232 of 290 in Norfolk
- Well-led153 of 290 in Norfolk
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 16 August 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Norfolk share it.
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Holmwood House Care Centre: common questions
- Is Holmwood House Care Centre regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-4908728020 and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
- Where is Holmwood House Care Centre?
- It is at 40 White Cross Road, Swaffham, PE37 7QY.
- What kind of care can Holmwood House Care Centre offer?
- Holmwood House Care Centre is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was Holmwood House Care Centre last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 16 August 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Holmwood House Care Centre support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Who is the registered provider for Holmwood House Care Centre?
- Holmwood House Care Centre is run by Holmwood House Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Holmwood House Care Centre have?
- Holmwood House Care Centre can take up to 62 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Is Holmwood House Care Centre rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Holmwood House Care Centre: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Holmwood House Care Centre cost?
- Holmwood House Care Centre hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
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