Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from November 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Lowestoft, NR33 0BQ
- 13 beds
East of England
Care homes in Suffolk
There are 123 care homes in Suffolk registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 3,783 beds.
94 of the 114 with an overall rating from CQC (82%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 9 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026.
Find the right one near you
Search by postcode to see care homes by distance, with a map.
How care homes in Suffolk are rated
The 114 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding12 services (11%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good82 services (72%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement17 services (15%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate3 services (3%)Show them: rated Inadequate
- No overall rating shown9 servicesShow them: no overall rating shown
A service with no overall rating may be new, or CQC may rate the parts of it separately. What the ratings mean.
Care homes in Suffolk
Showing 1 to 20 of 123 services.
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from October 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ipswich, IP4 5BE
- 7 beds
- Goodrated 9 months ago
- Sudbury, CO10 9HE
- 11 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from April 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Beccles, NR34 9YQ
- 35 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from March 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Halesworth, IP19 8BQ
- 49 beds
- Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from February 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Felixstowe, IP11 2BL
- 22 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from May 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ipswich, IP1 3SN
- 27 beds
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from June 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
- 53 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from August 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Newmarket, CB8 7AQ
- 63 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from May 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ipswich, IP7 5QQ
- 10 beds
- Outstandingrated 7 years ago
Rating from August 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Lowestoft, NR32 3PW
- 52 beds
- No overall rating shown
- Beccles, NR34 9BE
- 6 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from September 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Haverhill, CB9 9DJ
- 6 beds
- Goodrated 3 months ago
- Ipswich, IP7 6JQ
- 61 beds
Carlton Hall Residential Home and Village
Care home without nursing, Home care
Run by Carlton Hall Limited
Goodrated 4 years agoRating from July 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Lowestoft, NR33 8BL
- 86 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from November 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1YU
- 8 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 6DX
- 25 beds
- Requires improvementrated 1 year ago
- Lowestoft, NR32 4PD
- 27 beds
- No overall rating shown
- Ipswich, IP1 6DW
- 1 bed
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from July 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Bungay, NR35 1HQ
- 43 beds
Other kinds of care in Suffolk
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Care homes in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in Suffolk
How many care homes are there in Suffolk?
There are 123 care homes in Suffolk registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 3,783 beds.
How are care homes in Suffolk rated?
94 of the 114 with an overall rating from CQC (82%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 9 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026. In England, CQC gives each service an overall rating: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate, and a rating for each of five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. We show each rating as CQC publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.
How do I choose a care home in Suffolk?
Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CQC rating and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.
Who pays for care in Suffolk?
It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.
How up to date is this information?
This page uses CQC data as at 13 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.
Choosing care homes
A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. Care homes without nursing do not have a nurse on duty.
Things to check
- Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
- Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
- Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
- Read the latest CQC report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CQC data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
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