Holly Cottage is a residential care home in Dereham in Norfolk, run by Dons Care Limited. CQC registers it for 12 places and supports older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.
Its latest CQC rating, published July 2025, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring and responsive. For comparison, 65% of care homes in Norfolk are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 2 July 2025
Rated 1 year ago
- SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
- EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
- CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
- ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
- Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Norfolk
Holly Cottage is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 91 other homes in Norfolk.
Of the 295 rated care homes here, 65% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 18 (6%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (4%)
- Good 120 (39%)
- Good, with an area to improve 43 (14%)
- Requires improvement 92 (30%)
- Inadequate 10 (3%)
- Not yet rated 16 (5%)
Half of Norfolk's ratings are more than 6.4 years old. How tiers work
See all 311 care homes in Norfolk →
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