Home Instead (Norwich)

Suite 17 Diamond House, Vulcan Road North, Norwich NR6 6AQ
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9.7 106 Reviews
  • Home Instead (Norwich), Norwich
If you want to stay living comfortably at home, staff at Home Instead Norwich can help you make that choice an informed one.

Your home is where you feel the most comfortable and the happiest. It’s the place you know the best. Why would you move away from the place you love if you are faced with needing some extra care and support as you age?

They will work with you to provide flexible, personalised home care based on what you would like, how and when you want it.

Care Professionals are carefully chosen for their character and values and are expertly trained to support older people and their families. They match their interests, hobbies and personality with yours to so they can become the friendly faces you’ll grow to know and trust.

The company knows that cost is one of the biggest concerns about care, so they've made their service stress-free and excellent value. Costs are very easy to understand and manage, and you are always firmly in control.

Visits are a minimum of one hour and often longer. This provides plenty of time for quality care, conversation and building relationships.

Home Instead Norwich are family owned and operated and have been providing quality care since 2010.

Care Provided

Types of Home Care

  • Visiting Care
  • Live-in Care
  • 24 Hour Care

Contract Durations

  • Ongoing / Long Term
  • Respite / Short Term

Age Ranges

  • Older Person Care (65+)
  • Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

  • Washing & Dressing
  • Medication Assistance (Oral)
  • Companionship

Household Services

  • Cleaning Service
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • Laundry Service
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Transportation Service

Other Care Provided

  • Dementia
  • Cancer Care
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Hospital Discharge

Funding & Fees

Available on request

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Chris Carter (Owner)
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Home Instead (Norwich) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.681) out of 10, based on 32 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Home Instead (Norwich) has 106 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team from Home Instead (Norwich) have been fantastic for my 95-year-old Dad - given him companionship and lots of things to talk about as well as good personal care. They have never rushed him and he has definitely benefitted from engaging with them. The assessor spent time to find out what my Dad's
interests are and matched his caregivers to him very well. Would have no hesitation in recommending them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All my carers have arrived on time, have been kind, courteous and efficient.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is my first review after only 3 months with Home Instead and the only care provider. I cannot fault the care given to my wife each morning and the additional work in the house during those 2 hours each day.
All the carers are kind, knowledgeable and friendly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead always makes contact with my sister and/or I if they have a concern about our dad. Their caregivers are warm, caring people who will not leave someone who is unwell and needing their help or support. They keep us informed and will monitor our dad more closely until they are confident he
is better. We really value their service to our dad, they support him to continue to live the independent life he wants to lead.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All our mum's needs are catered for in a sensitive and professional way. We have complete confidence that carers will attend Mum, which is so good as we live a distance away. Mum really enjoys seeing familiar faces regularly, and relies on them for all kinds of care. The carers are easily contactable
and as relatives we are closely engaged with Home Instead, and carers are friendly, happy and take trim to listen.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My carer does all I ask and sometimes more. She is always happy. I can find no fault in her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

It took a while to get used to - now I am more than satisfied in my second month.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent personal service. Caregivers are competent, cheerful and willing to give help as requested. Without their help, I would not be able to stay in my own home, especially now that I am losing my sight.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The reviewer arrived promptly today.
She introduced herself to my mum as well as myself.
She asked pertinent questions and gave plenty of time for me to answer and to ask my own questions.
The overall care given by Home Instead is outstanding compared with previous caregivers!
All the carers seem
to be punctual, diligent and love my mum's best interests at heart. My mum is able to make decisions herself about meal choices etc. She is involved in making her lunch and changing the bed etc - which is very important for her independent character.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been very happy with the service provided by Home Instead for my Dad.
I live a considerable distance away and needed to find an agency that I could rely on that would offer me peace of mind.
They are very thorough, reliable and always ready to help.
Dad's main carer has become like a friend
to him which has been invaluable to both my Dad and me.
Home Instead are helping to enable people to remain in their own home which can only be a good thing in these uncertain times.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been very impressed with the CAREgivers provided to help my 93-year-old Mother. Not only do they provide daily companionship and see that she eats a proper lunch, a visit to my Mother's house by 2 suspicious men, was reported very promptly by the CAREgiver who witnessed the incident, to her
boss who then rang me. I live 150 miles away from my Mother and I was able to make arrangements to visit her urgently to sort the ensuing issue out. I have enjoyed excelled communication with Home Instead Senior Care (Norwich) since I engaged them to help my Mother and I would recommend them to others wholeheartedly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Care and attention to detail during initial interview and consequent care planning.
Easily contactable.
Continuity of care delivered by a very pleasant, friendly and helpful lady who assisted my Mum with anything she needed help with. She also respected my mum's rights as an individual capable of
making choices and allowing her to do so. Nothing was too much trouble for her.
Holiday cover carers were inconsistent but all were pleasant and approachable.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both the caregivers have been a joy to have around and they have aided my recovery no end from a major orthopaedic operation. Neither can be faulted and both are exemplary.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

They went beyond the call of duty to care for my cousin, who had no relatives nearby and was not in close touch with her neighbours. They put in extra hours and provided extra carers at very short notice when emergency extra hours were needed.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I am happy with all aspects of my dealings with the organisation.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my parents have Alzheimer's and were diagnosed in 2017.
Home Instead started looking after my parents last year on a part-time basis. The carers are very good and are like friends of my parents. I am told about any problems by the agency. The carers that come are mostly the same people so they
get to know my parents. Home Instead also introduce the carer before they start.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Dad's visits from Home Instead carers give us peace of mind that he has company and a chat with someone kind every day. For now, the care plan is mainly for companionship, but we know we can increase to a higher level of care at any time. Very good service and well organised agency.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent service always, caregivers extremely helping at all times.
No complaints at any time.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When using Care Professionals for my mum I was looking for professional support, kindness, personality, promptness, flexibility, understanding and just being able to exceed the client's expectations. Home Instead Norwich have met all these criteria and been extremely flexible all the time especially
during my mum's recent falls and illness. Outstanding team and huge thanks for your ongoing support and understanding.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Carers are excellent, meet our needs, friendly, polite and respectful to our needs. Is a clear continuity of personnel and advised if a change or if running late. Office staff courteous and can alter days/times if notice with no problem.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.681)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.681) out of 10 for Home Instead (Norwich) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 32 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.681 for Home Instead (Norwich) is calculated as follows: ( (141 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 191 Ratings = 4.681

  • b) 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 available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Home Instead (Norwich) is based on 31 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Home Care Provider 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: 15 May 2019

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    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (16)

Our

Our Care Professionals

Job Title: Care Professionals

Joined: 2010

We are very proud to have a dedicated team of compassionate and reliable Care Professionals who go above and beyond to take care of our clients. These are people who really care.


We are delighted that many of our Care Professionals have moved on to join our office support team as you will see below.

Chris & Akie

Chris & Akie

Job Title: Franchise Owners

Joined: 2010

The Home Instead Norwich office is owned by the husband and wife team, Chris and Akie Carter.


They are committed to helping older people in Norwich enjoy later life and work closely with local organisations including Age UK, Norwich Older People’s Forum and the Alzheimer’s Society to support this.


Chris and Akie have experience in organising care for family members and this has helped them understand the challenges that families face when arranging care at home. They are committed to providing the same level of care for their clients as they would for their own parents.


Chris began his career as a community pharmacist and opened the Norwich office of Home Instead Senior Care in February 2010. Akie is a UEA graduate with experience working with vulnerable adults in the voluntary sector.

Emma

Emma

Job Title: Registered Manager/Client Experience Manager

Joined: 2013

Hi, I'm Emma. I joined Home Instead in 2013 as a Care Professional and have steadily progressed through a variety of roles including On-call Supervisor and Trainer. I am now the Registered Manager.

Ruth

Ruth

Job Title: Registered Manager

Joined: 2021

Hello, I'm Ruth! I joined Home Instead in March 2021 as a Care Professional Trainer. In 2023 I became the Registered Manager alongside Emma.

Egle

Egle

Job Title: Client Experience Manager

Joined: 2014

Hi, I'm Egle! I joined Home Instead as a Care Professional in 2014 before becoming an On-call Supervisor, Scheduler and more recently our Client Experience Manager.

Verity

Verity

Job Title: Client Experience Manager

Joined: 2022

Hi, I’m Verity. I joined Home Instead as a Client Experience Lead and more recently moved into the role of Client Experience Manager.


I am really passionate about helping people and making a real difference. I carry out care consultations with clients and sometimes their families so they have the right care and support that they are looking for in their visits with Home Instead.

Amanda

Amanda

Job Title: Client Experience Lead

Joined: 2012

Hi! I'm Amanda, I joined in 2012 as a Care Professional before taking on the role of Scheduler and more recently Client Experience Lead. I meet with the clients and carry out reviews completing reviews to ensure the care we provide adapts to their changing needs and meets our client’s expectations.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Job Title: Client Experience Lead

Joined: 2021

Hi, I'm Elizabeth and I'm a Client Experience Lead. I am responsible for meeting with our clients and their families on a regular basis to ensure the care we provide adapts to their changing needs.

Shirley

Shirley

Job Title: Finance Administrator

Joined: 2015

Hello, I am Shirley, the Finance Administrator at Home Instead. I have over 30 years of experience in finance, administration and customer service. I am responsible for many aspects of day-to-day administration including invoicing, payroll and bookkeeping.

Jody

Jody

Job Title: Recruiter

Joined: 2021

Hi, I’m Jody. I started my Home Instead journey as a Care Professional and I now work in the office as the Recruiter.


I am responsible for recruiting more fantastic Care Professionals and Key Players.

Margarete

Margarete

Job Title: Care Pro Experience Administrator

Joined: 2021

Hello, I am Margarete, the Care Professional Recruitment Administrator at Home Instead. I joined Home Instead in September 2021. My role is to support the Recruiter with all aspects of recruitment administration. I enjoy being part of a team that strives to improve the lives of older people by providing them with the level of care they need.

Rebecca

Rebecca

Job Title: Care Professional Experience Lead

Joined: 2021

Hi, I’m Rebecca, I started my Home Instead journey as a Care Professional before moving into my current role. I am responsible for supporting Care Professionals through their Home Instead journey through training and support visits.

Sonia

Sonia

Job Title: Care Professional Experience Lead

Joined: 2021

Hi! I am Sonia, and I am responsible for supporting Care Professionals through their Home Instead journey through training and support visits.

Jenny

Jenny

Job Title: Care Professional Experience Lead

Joined: 2023

Hi! I am Jenny, and I am responsible for supporting Care Professionals through their Home Instead journey through training and support visits.

Katrina

Katrina

Job Title: Scheduler

Joined: 2023

Hi! I'm Katrina, and I am the Scheduler for Home Instead alongside Catherine.


I help organise the day-to-day visits for Care Professionals and clients.

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Catherine

Job Title: Scheduler

Joined: 2022

Hi! I am Catherine and I initially joined Home Instead as a Care Professional. I am now the Scheduler alongside Katrina, which means I help with the arrangement of client and Care Professionals' daily visits.

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