Care home · Ipswich
Spring Lodge
Typical fee here £1,520–£1,850 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Spring Lodge- Address
- Main Road, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AX
- Run by
- Regal Healthcare Properties Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 46 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Pets
- Pets welcome (as stated on kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk)
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Kingsley Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Samantha Elizabeth Davis
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04767494)
- Last CQC check
- 16 Dec 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-127002893
The service in brief
Spring Lodge is a CQC-registered nursing home in Ipswich, run by Regal Healthcare Properties Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (December 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement.
Ownership and company checks
Spring Lodge is run by Regal Healthcare Properties Limited (company 04767494), incorporated in 2003, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 9 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Regal Healthcare Properties Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (33%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Kingsley Healthcare brand, which covers 41 services run by 17 registered providers.
Registered specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The inspection, summarised
- People were not consistently protected from the risk of harm.
- Our observations showed that not all people were consistently safe when using equipment to transfer them or transport them.
- We have made a requirement relating to the safe care and treatment of people.
- There had been ongoing changes in management in the service.
Inspected 18 October 2022; report published 16 December 2022; supporting 31 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Earlier inspections
- May 2015
- Nov 2017
- Sep 2021
- Dec 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 16 December 2022
- CQC inspection report 11 September 2021
- CQC inspection report 22 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 13 May 2015
- Inspection report 14 June 2014
- Inspection report 12 December 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 27 October 2025 by Babergh. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Spring Lodge Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Orwell
- Council
- Suffolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Suffolk
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Open the full map · Directions · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Local amenities
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 4 stops within 600 m
- Place of worship St Michael, 350 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Track record
Spring Lodge has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 16 December 2022.
The five key questions
- Safe34 of 169 in Suffolk
- Effective149 of 169 in Suffolk
- Caring142 of 169 in Suffolk
- Responsive134 of 169 in Suffolk
- Well-led42 of 169 in Suffolk
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 16 December 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Suffolk share it.
What the ratings tell you
For Spring Lodge, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Suffolk, 34 of 169 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (20%), while 42 of 169 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (25%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Costs to expect
We estimate Spring Lodge 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.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
With savings below £23,250, Suffolk Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is St Marys, 1.5 miles away.
6 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Orwell ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
Family reviews
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Quick answers about Spring Lodge
- What is Spring Lodge's address?
- It is at Main Road, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AX.
- Is Spring Lodge registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Spring Lodge as a care home, location ID 1-127002893 and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2022.
- What type of care does Spring Lodge provide?
- Spring Lodge is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Spring Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate Spring Lodge?
- 16 December 2022 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many residents can Spring Lodge take?
- Spring Lodge has 46 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs Spring Lodge?
- Regal Healthcare Properties Limited is the registered provider for Spring Lodge.
- How much does Spring Lodge charge?
- We don't have published prices from Spring Lodge yet. Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Spring Lodge rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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