Residential care home · Norfolk

Wensum Way

31 Wensum Way, Fakenham, NR21 8NZ

Requires improvement Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
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Wensum Way is a residential care home in Fakenham, run by FitzRoy Support (part of Elizabeth Fitzroy Support). It has 8 registered beds and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in January 2022. It was rated Good for safe, effective and caring. Across Norfolk, 65% of the 295 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 27 January 2022 Rated 4 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • 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

Wensum Way 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

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The provider's other homes

FitzRoy Support runs 17 care homes registered with CQC: 14 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate.

  • Brookview
    Coventry · CV5 8AF · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Dalvington/The Oaks
    Malvern, Worcestershire · WR14 1DL · Residential care home · 15 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Donec Mews
    Hindhead, Hampshire · GU26 6DP · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • FitzRoy - Teddington
    Surrey, Richmond upon Thames · TW11 9FN · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Hipswell Highway
    Coventry · CV2 5FJ · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lee Gordon House
    Coventry · CV4 8AQ · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Care homes nearby

  • Cranmer House
    Fakenham, Norfolk · NR21 8HR · Residential care home · 36 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Oakwoods Care Home
    Fakenham, Norfolk · NR21 8HH · Nursing home · 43 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Woodspring House
    Fakenham, Norfolk · NR21 9AX · Residential care home · 28 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Field View
    Fakenham, Norfolk · NR21 9EP · Residential care home · 17 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Mill House & Cottages
    Fakenham, Norfolk · NR21 0ED · Residential care home · 44 beds5.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Swanton House Care Centre
    Swanton Novers, Norfolk · NR24 2QT · Nursing home · 49 beds9.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 10 months ago

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