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The Grove, Lowestoft — care home record & Homesplace Grade · Homesplace

Care homes/Suffolklocal authority/Lowestofttown · city/The Grove

The Grove

Residential homes · 5 beds · 235 Stradbroke Road, Lowestoft NR33 7HS

✓ Verified record · data of 13 June 2026Unclaimed · auto generated from official sources

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Analysed record · answered from official sources

Is The Grove any good?

On the evidence, The Grove has a record with one watch point. It was rated Good at its latest inspection (15 Nov 2019). The watch point: this service has not been inspected since 15 november 2019. Worth asking about on a visit.

CQC inspection · 15 Nov 2019CQC register · manager history

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This service has not been inspected since 15 November 2019.

That is 79 months ago. Ratings may not reflect current quality. The average gap between inspections for services like this is 22 months.

The evidence

Official CQC rating

published 15 Nov 2019

Goodoverall

Safe: ● Good
Effective: ● Good
Caring: ● Good
Responsive: ● Good
Well led: ● Good

Rating trajectory

all inspections on record

Rated Good at every inspection on record.

Good

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Nov 2019

Leadership stability

No manager changes in five years. Stable leadership supports quality, which is why we track it.

K. Butler · current registered manager
since Jan 2011 · 15 yrs 4 mo

Enforcement and breaches

✓No enforcement action on record

Checked against the CQC enforcement register · 13 June 2026

Capacity and specialisms

5 beds
Residential homes
Learning disabilities

CQC register · 13 June 2026

Financial stability

operating company

Active· accounts up to date

Company: AMBER CARE (EAST ANGLIA) LTD · 04841343
Incorporated: 22 July 2003
Last accounts: made up to 31 December 2024 · small
Next accounts due: Sep 2026
Charges (secured debt): 1 outstanding · Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent. · 6 satisfied

No financial-distress signals on the register: the operating company is active, with accounts and confirmation statement filed on time and no insolvency history.

Companies House · 13 June 2026shown for context · not part of the Homesplace Grade