The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 41 of the 59 nursing home in Suffolk currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Bury St Edmunds, IP28
Operated by The Partnership In Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 54 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/25/25.
Hall Lane, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6RS
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bury St Edmunds, IP33
Operated by The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 58 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/25/23.
Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3NH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Ipswich, IP2
Operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 80 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/4/19.
76 Aster Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Woodbridge, IP12
Operated by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited
Registered to support older people. 61 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/24/26.
Beech Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4BW
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Haverhill, CB9
Operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 60 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/23/23.
Cleves Place, Millfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0JB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Eye, IP23
Operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 60 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/14/20.
Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7BH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Brandon, IP27
Operated by Stow Healthcare Group Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care. 65 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 11/26/22.
Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0SU
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bury St Edmunds, IP31
Operated by Stow Healthcare Group Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care. 47 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 1/5/19.
Kiln Lane, Stowlangtoft, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3JY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bury St Edmunds, IP33
Operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 80 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 1/11/20.
Glastonbury Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2EX
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Lowestoft, NR33
Operated by Kingsley Care Homes Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 71 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/27/18.
3 Kirkley Park Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0LQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 41 nursing home in Suffolk that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 59 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
A nursing home is a care home registered to provide nursing, with registered nurses on duty. CQC registers it as a care home service with nursing.
People who need clinical care alongside personal care: complex wounds, tube feeding, catheter or stoma management, unstable long term conditions, late stage dementia with physical complications, or end of life care.
Two separate things, often confused:
NHS-funded Nursing Care is £267.68 a week for 2026/27, paid to the home towards the nursing element only. Not means tested. The rest of the fee still is.
NHS Continuing Healthcare pays for everything, with no means test at all, if your needs are primarily health needs.
The order matters. You should be assessed for Continuing Healthcare first, and only assessed for FNC if CHC is ruled out. If you are offered FNC without a CHC assessment, ask why.
Nursing homes cost more than residential homes because of the nursing staff. The rest of the fee is means tested in the usual way, with the £23,250 upper capital limit.
Everything on the residential care home page applies, plus:
59 CQC-registered nursing home have a registered office in Suffolk, East of England. Of those, 41 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
When their needs require a registered nurse: complex wound care, PEG or tube feeding, unstable diabetes, catheter or stoma management, palliative care, or conditions that need clinical monitoring and can change quickly.
Sometimes in part, sometimes in full. NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week towards the nursing element. NHS Continuing Healthcare pays the entire cost, with no means test, if your needs are primarily health needs. You should be assessed for Continuing Healthcare first.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.