Care home · Great Yarmouth
Oliver Court
Illustrative photo, not of Oliver Court- Address
- Bath Hill Terrace, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LF
- Run by
- Oliver Court Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 34 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- September 2016 (10 years)
- Part of
- J and J Matheron
- Registered manager
- Jacob Matthew Street
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09270251)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Nov 2017
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2866961897
About this home
Oliver Court is a CQC-registered residential care home in Great Yarmouth, run by Oliver Court Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2017). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Great Yarmouth; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Oliver Court's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Norfolk, 99 of 290 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (34%).
The Safe findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Track record
Registered in September 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from November 2017.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The inspection, summarised
- The inspection took place on 12 September 2017, and was unannounced.
- A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service.
- Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'.
- Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
Inspected 12 September 2017; report published 7 November 2017; supporting 24 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Oliver Court at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Norfolk Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Florence House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (5 of the nearest 25).
Every one of the 21 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Nelson ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% most 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (3 min), a park (3 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Oliver Court is run by Oliver Court Limited (company 09270251), incorporated in 2014, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse and residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the J and J Matheron brand, which covers 2 services run by 2 registered providers.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2017
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2017
Location and local area
- Ward
- Nelson
- Council
- Norfolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NR30 (8)
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Close by
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 30 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Great Yarmouth, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- GP surgery King Street Surgery, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Town Pharmacy, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Family Shopper, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park Saint George's Park, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Café Maple Moose, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Marys Catholic Church, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Library Great Yarmouth Library, 490 m (6 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe99 of 290 in Norfolk
- Effective229 of 290 in Norfolk
- Caring246 of 290 in Norfolk
- Responsive232 of 290 in Norfolk
- Well-led154 of 290 in Norfolk
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 7 November 2017. Under each rating: how many care homes in Norfolk share it.
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Oliver Court: common questions
- How much does Oliver Court charge?
- We don't have published prices from Oliver Court yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Oliver Court score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is Oliver Court?
- Oliver Court has 34 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs Oliver Court?
- The registered provider is Oliver Court Limited, according to CQC.
- Does Oliver Court support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is Oliver Court's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 7 November 2017, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What kind of care can Oliver Court offer?
- CQC lists Oliver Court under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Oliver Court based?
- It is at Bath Hill Terrace, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LF.
- Is Oliver Court registered with CQC?
- Yes. Oliver Court is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-2866961897) and was rated Good overall in November 2017.
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