Rated Outstanding · Norfolk · 2026
Top rated care in Norfolk: 2026 list
Outstanding is CQC's top grade: across England, 4.7% of rated services have it. In Norfolk it currently applies to 7 home care agencies and 12 care homes.
Source: CQC register as at 19 October 2026
Norfolk: the detail behind the list
Some registered providers hold Outstanding for several services here, namely Black Swan International Limited (2), Cascade (Charlton House) Limited (2) and Norse Care (Services) Limited (2).
Ford Place Nursing Home has the oldest current Outstanding rating, published in February 2018. The newest is Bluebird Care East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, rated Outstanding in September 2026. Of the 19 ratings here, 4 came out in the last two years and 14 more than four years ago.
6 of the 7 Outstanding home care agencies list dementia as a specialism.
Care type: 2 nursing, 10 residential, out of 12 Outstanding homes with 342 beds between them.
By town, the Outstanding services in Norfolk are spread across 11 places, led by Norwich (8), Swaffham (2), Great Yarmouth (1) and North Walsham (1).
7% of the 131 rated home care agencies listed in Norfolk are Outstanding, against 5% across England. Across England, 5% of rated care homes are Outstanding; in Norfolk the figure is 7% of 225.
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How the list is made
Nobody can pay, apply or be nominated to appear here. Ratings can be several years old, so each profile shows when the rating was published.
A service is on this list if its current overall rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of care in England, is Outstanding. We take ratings straight from CQC's published register, place each service in the county of its nearest town on The Care Panel, and update the list whenever we import new ratings. Services that lose an Outstanding rating drop off; newly rated ones join.
Providers on this list can add a "Top rated 2026" badge to their website from their profile page. It links to their profile and updates itself if the rating changes. Claim your profile.
Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.