Dorrington House (Wells)
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The home features ground and first-floor rooms, two lifts, and over 3/4 acre gardens for residents to enjoy throughout the changing seasons. The home is…
- Care home
- Dorrington House (Wells)
- Location
- Westfield Avenue, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1BY, Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1BY
- Care types
- Residential, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 26 November 2020
- Beds
- 38
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 07775 614200
- CQC location ID
- 1-116723407
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 1 May 2026.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Requires improvement — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Requires improvement — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated October 2019).
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Effective — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 13 September 2026.
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