People can stay in residential care homes in
Suffolk, which are run by a variety of organisations.
There are a number of ways the Council can help prevent people
from needing more specialist care. Everyone can have an assessment,
though, and if their assessment meets the criteria set by
Government and agreed locally, there is a care plan written. This
lists what has been agreed for that person and what services might
be bought to meet their needs. These care plans are regularly
reviewed and updated to make sure the most appropriate services are
available.
One of the types of service that might be needed is residential
care. This means living in a care home, sometimes for a short
while, sometimes permanently. This is quite different to
living in
supported housing. It is also different to living in a nursing
home.
There are some criteria for staying in a council run care home,
which are under review. They are as follows:
- Suffolk residents
- People who are eligible for a care service by the County
Council
- Those who do not have sufficient means to pay entirely for
their care
There are a number of care
homes in Suffolk, most of them are run by organisations other than
the County Council. Many homes offer specialist services, such as
dementia care and short-term care.
If you want to find all the
care homes in Suffolk that are approved by government, you can go
to the Commission for Social Care
Inspection web site. There is latest quality inspection
information available on all of them, including those run by
Suffolk County Council.
If you have a query about
the quality of care in any of the residential care homes in
Suffolk, do contact the manager of that home or you can contact the
Commission for Social Care Inspection.
At the moment, the County Council runs 17 care homes, which are
listed on the left of this page. There is a review under way at the
moment and possibilities are being explored how the homes might be
run differently, and what other possibilities there are for the
future for older people in Suffolk.