Kings Lynn Residential Home

Kettlewell Lane, King's Lynn PE30 1PW
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9.8 68 Reviews
  • Kings Lynn Residential Home, King's Lynn
Kings Lynn care home is perfectly situated in the heart of Kings Lynn, just five minutes walk from both the mainline rail and bus stations.

The home is a purpose-built facility with all accommodation situated on one level for ease of access. It has homely touches, with recently decorated light and airy communal spaces and predominantly en-suite accommodation for the comfort of its residents. The home features a pretty, enclosed garden which is readily accessible and a mixture of small and large communal areas.

High quality short-term, respite or rehabilitation care or longer term support is available at the home. Residents enjoy a relaxing environment with good access to local amenities in the local community.

Freshly cooked, nutritious meals are provided, catering for any dietary needs and there is a full activities and wellbeing programme, including one-to-one activities personalised to each resident as well as group activities. The team at the home is keen to maintain close relationships with the local community, and supports residents to continue to be a part of the local community.

The well-trained and high quality staff support residents with a blend of friendliness and professionalism, taking the concerns and feedback of residents and their loved ones very seriously and helping them to achieve a satisfying day-to-day lifestyle.

The team at Kings Lynn is always happy to invite prospective residents and their loved ones to join for lunch and activities, enabling them to meet other residents and staff to gain a true feel for what the home offers.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 47 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1300
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1300

Weekly fees include personal care, all food and drinks, activities and entertainment.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Kings Lynn Residential Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Jodi Collins and Sally Haynes (Managers)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • All admissions are subject to an assessment by the home's management team
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2023
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (43)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (16)

Visiting

  • 24 hour visiting welcomed.

Parking

  • Parking available outside home

Kings Lynn Residential Home Reviews (68)

9.8

Kings Lynn Residential Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.792) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kings Lynn Residential Home has 68 reviews.

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Review from N M (Nephew of Resident) published on 9 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After my Aunt had experienced two previous care homes where they were happy to leave the residents couped up in their rooms all day, with minimal care from often inexperienced agency staff, it was so refreshing to enter her into what I would call a proper care home. From the moment of the initial interview,
to her entering the home, the care and individual attention has been second to none. When you enter the home, everyone from reception and the care staff, the management and even the maintenance man, all have a smile and politeness, welcoming residents and visitors alike and offer their assistance. Really pleased that the residents are encouraged to leave their rooms to socialise and to get much needed exercise and stimulation. After being in Black Swan for less than one month, my Aunt has already had a proper organised social trip out, this never happed at her previous homes and is essential for her wellbeing and health. Fantastic start to real care in a home my Aunt deserves.
Reply from Richard Lain-Smith, Head of Marketing and Social Media at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you for your lovely comments. We are passionate that residents in our homes are supported to live as they would wish to do, and be supported to socialise with other residents and staff in the communal areas of the home. It's also really important that they are supported to enjoy life outside the home in our local community. We will pass on your positive comments to the teams at the home - even our Maintenance Manager!

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Review from Donna S (Friend of Resident) published on 30 June 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a lovely place for the residents. All staff were really attentive and couldn't do enough for us. A very pleasant experience, clean, friendly and a lovely birthday party with lovely food. The entertainment lady was exceptionally good.
Reply from Richard Lain-Smith, Head of Marketing and Social Media at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thanks for your amazing comments about our lovely home. We will ensure all the staff are made aware of your kind thoughts.

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Review from Georgina O (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 June 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum is very happy living at King's Lynn Residential Home. She feels safe and likes all the staff. We find the management and staff well trained and very professional.
Reply from Richard Lain-Smith, Head of Marketing and Social Media at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thanks for this lovely review of the care and support your mum is receiving at Kings Lynn care home. We'll pass these comments on to the staff.

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Review from Keith H (Brother of Resident) published on 15 May 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I came to visit my sister along with my wife and 2 friends. We were welcomed into the home by a very friendly lady and taken to my sister.
We were offered lunch which we accepted and we all sat outside in the garden to have it
The food was lovely and all the staff we met were very friendly, the home
looked lovely and my sister is very happy in her surroundings.
Reply from Richard Lain-Smith, Head of Marketing and Social Media at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you for your lovely kind words about your recent visit to Kings Lynn care home. We're so pleased that you had a nice time with us and enjoyed your lunch.

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Review from Tony W (Son of Resident) published on 24 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The BSKL took Mum in at short notice and cared for her very well whilst we organised some more local care. The staff and management were all very helpful and kind. We felt Mum was safe and secure in the home and well looked after.
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Review from Simon H (Nephew of Resident) published on 23 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Aunt has only been at Kings Lynn Residential Home 3 weeks but has settled in very nicely, she started off with respite but we have all agreed this would be best for her permanent care. She is well looked after regarding help with getting washed and dressed, taking her medication, mealtime food and
drink choices, plenty of activities going on and encouraging her to join in. Whenever myself or a member of family go to visit we are also very welcomed, staff make sure we have somewhere private to sit if we want to be out of her room, we are always offered drinks and snacks, it is very reassuring knowing that she has 24-hour care and has lovely people looking after her, treating her as one of their own, we have nothing but praise for the care she has received so far and are very much at ease that she is happy and safe and has helped this big move easier for us all.
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Review from C B (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 August 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff helpful and friendly, activities are good, this year's BBQ was brilliant, staff worked very hard. Mum's room has just been completed redecorated with new carpet and furniture moved to give more room. Only issue is sometimes staff slow answering room buzzer but overall very good.
Reply from Zoe Cattermole, Regional Manager at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you very much for your kind comments which will be shared with the staff team.

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Review from V S (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a great place, the staff are so kind and cannot do enough for the residents. There are lots of activities and things to get involved in. I am so impressed with the staff they are always busy but nothing is too much trouble.
Reply from Zoe Cattermole, Regional Manager at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you very much for your kind review which I will share with the team.

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Review from Kyla S (Regular Volunteer) published on 10 April 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff were all so smiling and helpful. I was made to feel like one of the family straight away. It is clean and bright and the rooms are lovely. Everyone is just so friendly.
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Review from J S (Son of Resident) published on 8 March 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My dad is a very happy resident. The staff are all caring, friendly and helpful. The home is run very professionally. My dad thoroughly enjoys the various activities and excursions. His wishes have been well met, and for example, he now even has a piano in his room.
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Review from Sally G (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has recently arrived at the care home and everyone has been so welcoming, the home is warm and I feel so secure in the knowledge mum is safe and everyone has her best interests at heart. The food is very good and I’m pleased she is encouraged to join in with activities and meals in the lovely
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Review from Mike H (Son of Resident) published on 24 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since transferring Dad from his previous care home he has been so much happier and content. He used to spend so much time in his bedroom but now he always seems to be occupied with various activities and only ever sleeps in his room spending a majority of his time in the communal areas. The staff are
wonderful, friendly and caring and go a long way to create a fantastic atmosphere in the home. I am so pleased we moved him here!
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Review from Richard H (Son of Resident) published on 16 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Right from the start, my family and I have been made to feel welcome and respected. Everyone is sensitive to my father's needs and accommodated him extremely well. He recently commented that the food was so good and the staff are always there for him. I am always met by friendly faces and anyone of
the staff can tell me how he is getting on. Surprisingly, he is getting more involved with daily activities on offer, something he was reluctant to do before.
The home is clearly very well managed and runs very smoothly. I am always impressed with how staff are so highly visible and attentive to residents.
The atmosphere is positively lovely and genuinely has a 'family feel' about it; residents and visitors can eat and play together, which is wonderful. Little touches like snacks and drinks being freely available for residents, their family, friends, visiting Health Workers and that my father can enjoy a little nightcap like he used to, makes this a very special place indeed.
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Review from David B (Son of Resident) published on 5 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum has been in the home about eight months and I am very happy with the service and care they are providing. Although Mum was not keen at all to move into a care home, she has said nothing but positive things about the home, the people, facilities, food and cleanliness. I live in Canada and the staff
have engaged in personal conversations with me which really helped. They have ensured Mum is in her room at an agreed time so that she is there to receive a video call from me. This is fantastic as it allows Mum to have a video chat with us, including my son, her only grandchild. (For anyone interested, we find the WIFI service very good for these video chats). They have also helped Mum with the technical side of using the video conferencing which is beyond helpful! I recently came over to the UK and visited Mum. I was very impressed with all the facilities, the staff and my mum's wellbeing. They reminded Mum about my arrival and made sure she was ready for our planned activities.
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Review from C F (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was assessed due to her Alzheimer’s diagnosis and then had a two week trial period at the care home. Managers and staff really helped settle Mum in and responded positively to all my constant questions! Visiting family members were all made to feel welcome. Moving into a care home is a difficult
decision, but I feel we’ve been able to make it Mum’s new home quite quickly. A very big thank you to everyone at the care home.
Reply from Zoe Cattermole, Regional Manager at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you so much for your review. It is good to hear that you have been made to feel welcome. I will pass your kind comments onto the Kings Lynn team.

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Review from Sharon P (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been a resident since May, before this she lived alone, since she has been in the home she now enjoys the company of others and joins in with the activities each day and we know she is being well cared for and is happy in her new environment. I would recommend this home.
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Review from Pearl P (Sister of Resident) published on 9 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful caring staff, very clean home and the activities are really good and also the entertainment are good visitors are always welcome and the security is very good the rooms are always clean.
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Review from Nigel H (Cousin of Resident) published on 8 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
King's Lynn Residential Home is a wonderful home, always clean, and well maintained, the furniture is in excellent condition and the food is to a very high standard and good choices to cover all resident's needs.
Themed parties and birthdays are catered for with some lovely food, cakes and decorations.
The staff always look well dressed in their uniforms, are very attentive and nothing is too much for them, they are always ready to go that extra mile, organising all manner of games bingo, dominoes cards, and keep fit exercises, musical/singing entertainment, pub lunches, gardening groups, theatre visits and much more to keep the residents entertained and active both mentally and physically.
Overall, this is a very well-run residential home and I only have praise for the management, carers, catering team and home maintenance team.
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Review from J B (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The home is a very pleasant environment, my mother is very happy and content. The staff are welcoming and their interaction with residents is friendly and caring. Visitors are made to feel very welcome.
Reply from Ria Odgers, Regional Manager at Kings Lynn Residential Home

Thank you for your kind comments, I will ensure they are passed into the staff.

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Review from Susan N (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sadly my mother contracted covid at the end of March 2020 whilst in Kings Lynn Residential Centre and this gave her a major stroke. She went from being a very independent, fit lady albeit with dementia, to someone who has to have everything done for her and has pain from her paralysed right arm and
leg. I know that despite her sweet temperament she often gets angry with her carers. I hold the carers at Kings Lynn Residental Care in awe that they continue to always be so kind and caring to her in what is a physically and mentally demanding job.


I have realised that a care home is really about the staff and their cheerfulness, kindness and hard work never fail to astound me. They also have to have an understanding of her type of dementia and what she believes and this must be tricky. I am very grateful to them. I can thoroughly recommend KLRC. I have been humbled by the warmth, gentleness and forbearance of the staff. Thank you.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.792)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.792) out of 10 for Kings Lynn Residential Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.792 for Kings Lynn Residential Home is calculated as follows: ( (146 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 178 Ratings = 4.792
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kings Lynn Residential Home is based on 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 47 registered maximum number of service users is 9.4, which has been reached with 15 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 11 Apr 2019

Overall Good

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  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 15 Sep 2025

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Jodi

Jodi Collins

Job Title: Registered Home Manager

Jodi is the dedicated home manager at King's Lynn care home.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kings Lynn Residential Home

What types of Care is Kings Lynn Residential Home registered for?

Older Person Care & Dementia are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

How many Rooms does Kings Lynn Residential Home have?

There are 43 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Kings Lynn Residential Home?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Wheelchair Access, Ground Floor Accommodation only, Gardens, Bar/Café, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Kings Lynn Residential Home to the centre of King's Lynn?

0.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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