Driftwood House
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Driftwood House is a care home located in Hunstanton, Norfolk, offering residential and dementia care services. The home is situated on Lynn Road, Hunstanton,…
- Care home
- Driftwood House
- Location
- Lynn Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HL, Hunstanton, PE36 5HL
- Care types
- Residential, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Requires Improvement
- Latest CQC inspection
- 29 October 2020
- Beds
- 28
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01485 532241
- CQC location ID
- 1-13462313288
Rated 2.8/5 from 6 Google reviews.
What families say
Families have raised significant concerns about the care provided at Driftwood House, including neglect, lack of interaction with residents, and poor management. Some have reported that the home is outdated, with little to no activities for residents, and that staff can be unwelcoming to visitors. However, one family…
What the CQC says
Rated Requires improvement by the CQC on 27 October 2025.
Requires improvement — the service is not performing as well as it should and CQC has told it how to improve. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — 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 unchanged at Requires improvement since March 2019.
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 14 September 2026.
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