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Care homes in West Suffolk

There are 39 registered care homes in West Suffolk, 19 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,944 registered beds, an average of 50 a home. 33 have a CQC rating, and 70% of those are Good or Outstanding (6 Outstanding). 10 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in West Suffolk 19Residential care homes in West Suffolk 20Dementia care homes in West Suffolk 32

Towns:Bury St EdmundsHaverhillMildenhallNewmarketSudbury

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The homes

What Suffolk pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,080 a week£112 more than the middle council in England (£968), the 45th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,058 a week£27 less than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 84th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared